Hop flavor and aroma are not just for beer anymore. And with the Dry January coming up it, craft breweries are poised to promote hop water, kombuchas, NA beers that have all the hops impact with none of the alcohol.
HopKick from HAAS is one great way to impart hop flavor and aroma in any beverage. It’s a 100% hop-derived aqueous extract that’s clear, flowable, and completely soluble in cold-side beverage operations. And the HAAS team sent word that HopKick Galaxy is now available (in addition to Centennial, Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic.)
“We found HopKick enhanced the aroma of the hop water and smoothed out some of the bitterness,” said Amy Cartwright, Founder of Independence Brewing Co.. “We liked that the flavor did not add perceived bitterness.”
HopKick by HAAS details
100% hop-derived | Derived from pure hops, HopKick allows for “clean labeling” on ingredient declarations. Contains no emulsifiers or additives.
Cold-side/Cold beverage soluble | HopKick can be added throughout the fermentation and/or maturation process in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic applications.
Variety specific, true-to-type | At higher dose rates, achieve exact flavor and aroma outcomes in beverages that require specific hop varietal characteristics.
Modulates existing flavors | At lower dose rates, HopKick can help smooth out artificial sweeteners and amplify artificial flavors used in packaged beverages.
No vegetative material | Eliminates losses associated with pellet absorption (approximately 10L per 1kg T90), for better yield efficiencies and less waste disposal.
Clear and flowable | Easy to dose in fermentation or maturation tanks, there’s no color translation or haze formation to the finished product.
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