December 16, 2022
Hopsteiner adds Helios™ to its Salvo™ product line Helios Salvo™ is now available from Hopsteiner as a flavor enhancing kettle extract. Helios Salvo™ delivers impactful variety specific flavor and aroma as a fractionated form of CO2 hop extract. Alpha-acids have been removed to explicitly enhance aroma with little to no added bitterness and since Salvo™ contains no […]
August 3, 2022
Like any commercially grown agricultural product, inputs such as water, fertilizer, pesticides, and fuel are required. Each input is essential to a crop’s success, but in turn, may leave an impact on the environment. Today, numerous hop varieties are available for commercial use and these varieties can vary greatly in field agronomic traits such as […]
April 1, 2022
There’s one irrefutable brewing truth: more beer made means more beer sold. Profits are necessary to keep operations alive, enabling brewers to pursue their passion and continue providing consumers the beers we all love. Ironically, the biggest culprit of process loss is the very ingredient that makes beer, beer – hops. Meet Salvo™, a hop-derived, […]
Blending brewing practices with scientific research to produce four distinctly different beers. Help us evaluate our latest experimental hop varieties in the Pliable Process 4-pack from Main and Mill
November 15, 2021
Crystal Lake Brewing finds a secret weapon for producing low-IBU, hop-heavy styles consumers love without the brutal losses brewers hate – Introducing Salvo™ from Hopsteiner. “As a mid-range brewery, every ounce counts” Hazy, juicy, hoppy styles: Like so many other taprooms, customer favs for Crystal Lake Brewing, a Midwest brewer producing more than 4,000 […]
March 15, 2021
Bravo™ (formerly X01046) has experienced tremendous success in the craft community since its debut in 2006. Bravo™ has made it’s way into several beer styles from vast regions across the globe. But after 15 years, changes set in. Brewing styles change, brewing techniques improve, and consumer preferences shift. That’s why we are reintroducing Bravo™. There […]
August 31, 2020
Fresh from our breeding program is Altus™ (formerly X07270). Altus™ has massive spicy, dank, and resinous aromas that lend to soft tangerine and herbal, grassy notes. Booming with high alpha and oil content, Altus™ is the perfect dual-purpose flavor-forward bittering hop and has changed the way we typically look at high alpha varieties. From a […]
January 6, 2020
Unleash a tidal wave of flavor! Introducing Trident™, a specialized hop blend from Hopsteiner. The 2019 Trident™ blend is comprised of three unique Pacific Northwest-grown hop varieties. Trident™ was developed for those seeking a hop forward punch to the nose fruity, citrus, tropical, passion fruit blend to fit any beer style. Trident™ is a specialized […]
October 22, 2019
The demand for an easy-flowing CO2-Extract which flows well enough to be dosed at low temperatures has now been met with the creation of HopFlow. HopFlow is a user-friendly form of C02-Extract that contains all α-acids and essential oils. HopFlow is especially noteworthy for having been stripped of all vegetative matter, which means there is […]
August 12, 2019
We’re excited to announce the new name for one of our most popular experimental varieties – Sultana™ (formerly experimental #06277). Sultana™ is a mountain of a hop with big cones, big oils, and big aromas. First crossed in 2006, Sultana™ has made a decade-long journey, making its way from our breeding program to our commercial […]
