Well there I was imagining that NZ hops were mostly high alpha such as Green Bullet and Dr. Rudi (Super Alpha).
I came across this article by their Plant and Food Research organisation that made my eyes pop somewhat.
The figures are from 2012 but I expect it's still somewhat current as it would take a few years to "turn the ship" to new varieties.
For me the main point of interest is the graph on the side bar of the article.
39% of the crop was Wakatu, :blink: :blink: formerly Hallertau Aroma, whilst the next most grown, not surpisingly, was Nelson Sauvin.
Dr Rudi and Green Bullet now seem to occupy minor spots whilst good old Motueka is still grown in quantity.
I guess my previous perceptions were based on forum discussions etc "NZ mainstream beers are so crappy because they just use Super Alpha" sort of stuff. It's interesting to see authoritative figures.
I came across this article by their Plant and Food Research organisation that made my eyes pop somewhat.
The figures are from 2012 but I expect it's still somewhat current as it would take a few years to "turn the ship" to new varieties.
For me the main point of interest is the graph on the side bar of the article.
39% of the crop was Wakatu, :blink: :blink: formerly Hallertau Aroma, whilst the next most grown, not surpisingly, was Nelson Sauvin.
Dr Rudi and Green Bullet now seem to occupy minor spots whilst good old Motueka is still grown in quantity.
I guess my previous perceptions were based on forum discussions etc "NZ mainstream beers are so crappy because they just use Super Alpha" sort of stuff. It's interesting to see authoritative figures.
