A versatile new variety from NZ Hops bursting with tropical, citrus, and candy character.
DESCRIPTION
AROMA PROFILE
Berry, Citrus, Sweet Aromatic, Tropical
Superdelic is a triploid variety (cultivar) that was crossed by Dr. Ron Beatson
in 2012 through our partnership breeding program with Plant and Food
Research (PFR). Superdelic was developed from both European and North
American ancestry. After showing promise in clonal selection trials, and
showing sensory attributes of berry fruit in pilot brewing trials, Superdelic
was fast-tracked into the NZ Hops trial hop farm programme in 2017, due to
its unique aroma and chemistry profile.
Brewer insights
Sawmill Brewery, New Zealand
Beer style brewed: Hazy IPA 6.0%
Single hopped NZH-102 Hazy IPA - Whirlpool
hop 4 g/L, DH1: 1.3 g/L @ 38% AF, DH2: 8 g/L
@ 65% AF.
a) Big notes of sweet berry in the final product,
potentially from the biotransformation.
We felt that there were bigger aromas of
citrus and mango with the raw hop and early
fermentation dry hop. Well-balanced resinous
backbone that helps round out the profile.
b) Lent itself well to our Hazy IPA. New world
pale ales and IPAs would benefit best.
Beers with a more pronounced ester character
from kviek yeasts may also do well with this
hop, as it seems to change quite drastically with
biotransformation. It would be worth noting
what characteristics come forward with a more
traditional cold dry hop (ripe mango, tropical)
as we dry hopped entirely during active
fermentation (sweet berries, bright citrus).
c) We hopped quite aggressively in the fermenter
(9.3g/l DH total), and certainly provided the
intensity we were looking for.
d) It was an interesting hop to work with,
provided a lot of characteristics that we don’t
feel are common to more classic NZ hops.
We are looking forward to using it again in
other styles and pushing it further.
Brewing properties
A versatile hop that can be used as a single hop
addition and has great synergies in combination
with other hops. Pairs well with Citra, Simcoe,
Nelson Sauvin, Motueka and Riwaka.
Tags: superdelic, hop, pellets, 1oz