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New Zealand Wai-iti™

High oil content with distinctive peach and apricot character.

new zealand wai iti
Alpha Acid Range %
2.5-3.5
Beta Acid Range %
4.5-5.5
Co-Humulone as % of Alpha
22-24
Total Oil mL/100 g
1.4-1.8

SKU: HWTI0044

Breeding/Development: Released in 2011 as a new hop variety developed by New Zealand Plant and Food Research, selected for its low alpha acids and high oil content. Wai-iti™ is a granddaughter of Liberty.

Brewing Application:
Aroma. Low in alpha acids and cohumulone but comparatively high in oil content, Wai-iti™ delivers strong flavor and aroma when used as a late kettle hop, in the hop back, or as a dry or cask hop. Excellent for hop-driven craft styles as well as wheat beers and dry-hopped sours.

Sensory: Lush and fragrant with dominant notes of stone fruit (notably peach and apricot) with pleasantly intense citric tones of lime and mandarin.

Botanical Classification:
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Humulus
Species: Lupulus

Maturity: Mid-season

Yield: Moderate

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