Hops NZ Nectaron®

NZ Hops Ltd Hop Variety Nectaron®
Nectaron®
(10-14% AA)
Intense tropical pineapple, passion fruit and stone fruit characters.

Passionately crafted over 17 years, Nectaron® displays high levels of tropical fruit characters of pineapple and passion fruit as well as stone fruit (peach) and citrus (grapefruit).

Breeding:
A triploid aroma type developed in collaboration with New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research. Nectaron® Brand HORT4337 is a full sister to Waimea.

Selection:
First impressions are an intense tropical fruit and citrus aroma during selection.

Brewing:
Nectaron® provides an intense mix of distinctive pineapple stone fruit citrus that lends itself perfectly to a range of beer styles including NEIPA, IPA, Pale Ales and Lagers. Nectaron is best used late or when dry hopping and has proven itself as an award winning hop, delivering a consistent dose of high quality tropical hop character every time.

Applications:
Lagers, Pale Ales, IPA's, NEIPA and modern beer styles.
Breeding/Development: Passionately crafted over 17 years, Nectaron® is a triploid aroma type developed in partnership with New Zealand Plant & Food research and is a full sister to Waimea.

Brewing Application: The generous flavor of Nectaron® has been successfully trialed in big styles such as IPA and NEIPA. Proven to add abundant character to hop-forward styles, this is a hop that can sing by itself or add an undeniable ‘wow’ to any brew in the making. Its intensely rich characteristics is sure to excite the imaginations of the most innovative brewers.

Sensory: Intensely tropical aroma, gushing with character. Evoking the unmistakable aromas of the tropics Nectaron® captures the senses and tantalizes the taste buds, with crafted notes of citrus, pineapple, passionfruit, peach and grapefruit.
Hop Size 1 oz
Alpha Acid Range % 10.5 - 11.5
Beta Acid Range % 4.5 - 5.0
Co-Humulone as % of Alpha 26 - 28
Total Oil mL/100 g 1.7
Country of Origin New Zealand