Yakima Chief Hops has launched a new hop blend that allows brewers to showcase “raw hop aroma” in finished beers.

Cyro Pop Original Blend arrives four years after YCH released its advanced product line, Cryo Hops.

These used a cryogenic hop-processing technology that separates whole cones into two components—concentrated lupulin and bract.

These concentrated lupulin pellets provide brewers with maximum aroma impact while reducing the negative effects experienced with brewing hoppy beers.

YCH has combined this novel process with cutting-edge hop lab analysis techniques to create Cryo Pop Original Blend, formerly known as trial blend TRI 2304CR.

The YCH R&D facility houses one of the only labs in the world with the capability to analyze hops via GC-QTOF and GC-SCD technology and study previously undetectable aromatic components.

The data is utilized to engineer a hop pellet that contains high concentrations of the most beer-soluble compounds, or compounds that survive the brewing process.

The result is a supercharged pellet that provides brewers with a dynamic solution for juicy, fruit-forward, highly aromatic applications, showing massive tropical, stone fruit, and citrus aromas.

“The research behind Cryo Pop is revolutionary,” said Spencer Tielkemeier, YCH’s East Division sales lead and a member of the brewing innovations team. “It helps brewers harness a practical understanding of how beer-soluble compounds make an impact in the finished product.”