Premium Quality New Zealand Hops
 

Harvest Time

 
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Feeding the machines with hop bines

Feeding the machines with hop bines

The '“scraps”, pieces of bines that we can’t hook are furnished by hand

The '“scraps”, pieces of bines that we can’t hook are furnished by hand

No leftovers

No leftovers

 

Quality Check on the Production Belt

The hop is stocked in the green hop bin before being dried in the kiln

The hop is stocked in the green hop bin before being dried in the kiln

Hop freshly out of the kiln

Hop freshly out of the kiln

The hop is then piled up in a conditioning area for 24h before being baled, to homogenize humidity and leave the hop breathe

The hop is then piled up in a conditioning area for 24h before being baled, to homogenize humidity and leave the hop breathe

The hop is pressed into big bales. We only bale to 110kg to ensure the hops isn’t compressed too much and ensure quality.

The hop is pressed into big bales. We only bale to 110kg to ensure the hops isn’t compressed too much and ensure quality.

End of harvest Barbecue 2020 !

End of harvest Barbecue 2020 !