Rakau 2025 Harvest

Batch: 25-256

Alpha: 10.90%

Beta: 4.00%

A true dual purpose hops with stone fruit and fig characters and excellent bittering qualities. 

Breeding:

Rakau™ Brand 70-4-9 is a New Zealand triploid, purpose bred and selected for its unique dual purpose brewing qualities and characteristics. Re-released from the NZ Hop breeding programme in 2007 for trials under organics and now widely established under conventional cultivation.

Selection:

Rakau™ is a standout hop throughout the selection process due to its inherent intensity of aromas lifted from a heavy weight of oils. Selectors generally are agreed that the dominant fruitiness is that of fresh stone fruit such as apricot.

Brewing:

Great results over several brewhouse applications have been seen with sensory panels scoring uniformly high on the quality of bitterness as well as unique fruity flavours and aromas.

“The whole orchard!”

Applications:

New World styles of ales and lagers where brash fruity character and big but well constructed bitterness is desired. Readily toned back to lighter styles, even with multiple kettle additions.....and great when used in a combination of very late and dry hopping.

Rakau is used in Garage Projects Pernicious Weed in combination with Nelson Sauvin.