Hoplex Transforms Brewing with the Hop Torpedo

Brewing equipment manufacturer Hoplex is shaking up the brewing industry with their Hop Torpedo system. It gets more hop flavours into beer for bolder and more intense brews.

Insch, Scotland – September 27, 2018 / / —

The craft beer market has been growing over the past several years, thanks in particular to innovative products and a growing interest from discerning customers. Companies like Hoplex are helping to make this happen by providing the equipment that breweries need to create better beer. The Hoplex Hop Torpedo is one of the options that they offer to help breweries and even homebrewers continually improve their brews.

The Hop Torpedo is a system designed to give beer a more intense aroma and flavour of hops. Suitable for using with both hop pellets and whole leaf hops, it creates a turbulence to provide better oil extraction and a more efficient experience. The valve system allows for the intensity of the turbulence and therefore the oil extraction to be adjusted. It also reduces the drying time to hops to an average of only 4 hours. The aim is to produce a fruity flavour from the hops and a gentle dilution of the oils, while offering a higher yield and more stable flavour. The amount of hops required could be reduced by up to 50%.

The system is also suitable for using with additional flavourings, such as coffee, fruit peel and spices. This is well suited to the tastes of today’s craft beer drinker.

Aberdeenshire-based Hoplex has built Torpedo systems for breweries in Scotland and beyond. One business for which they built a 30kg system is Fierce, a growing craft brewery in Aberdeen. They use the Torpedo to dry hops and infuse their beer with fruit flavours. Hoplex also manufactures complete breweries for brewers just getting started or those who want to expand their capacity or open a new location.

Craft beer retailer EeBria trade predicted that pale ales and double IPAs would continue to grow in 2018 from their 2017 market share of 60%. This makes equipment like the Hoplex Topedo ideal for the growing craft beer market, with a focus on hoppy beers calling for equipment that can make hop heavy brews well. This type of equipment allows craft brewers to keep up with the trends and adjust to changing demands.

Hoplex is helping breweries to save time and improve quality with innovative equipment like the Torpedo. James Calder, head of public affairs at the Society of Independent Brewers says that “British independent brewers are some of the most innovative, environmentally-conscious business owners around.”

For more information, visit https://www.hoplex.net/ or get in touch with Lewis at lewis@hoplex.net. You can also call 01464 829310 or send a letter to Hoplex Ltd Muirhead House, Insch Business Park Aberdeenshire UK AB52 6TA.

Contact Info:
Name: Lewis
Email: lewis@hoplex.net
Organization: Hoplex
Address: Hoplex Ltd Muirhead House, Insch Business Park Aberdeenshire UK AB52 6TA
Phone: 01464 829310

For more information, please visit https://www.hoplex.net/

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