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Cryo Pop® Original Blend

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Cryo Pop® Original Blend

Supercharged Blend of Survivables
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Flavour

Cryo Pop was born of Yakima Chief Hops' survivable compound research. After determining which flavour-active compounds have the highest rate of survival in finished beer, our Research and Development team decided to combine the best of the best to create this turbocharged super pellet!

ADVANTAGES

Engineered for Impact

Cryo Pop was created using industry-leading analysis to identify hop compounds that survive heat, fermentation, and CO₂ scrubbing. The blend is composed of hand-picked lots based on the content of these survivable compounds and brought together specifically for their ability to remain expressive in finished beer.

Curated Flavour

The varieties merged in this blend were carefully selected lot by lot to maximize desirable survivable compounds, resulting in peach, pineapple, and mango flavour and aroma impact.

Cryo Efficiency

Produced through our patented cryogenic separation process, Cryo Pop delivers highly concentrated lupulin while removing most of the bract that causes beer loss and vegetal flavours.

One Stop Hop or Blend Booster

Cryo Pop can be the entire hop bill for a juicy, expressive single-hop beer, or it can be used as an amplifier to elevate the aroma profile of existing hop combinations. It showcases geraniol and linalool for a bright floral and fruity expression.

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Supercharge Your Hop Bill with Cryo Pop
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Unlock Peak Flavor Expressions

Cryo Pop can be used anywhere hops are traditionally added, but a few key points in the process will maximize the aromatic impacts of these punchy pellets.

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Kettle

Kettle Brewing

Late additions only; early kettle additions should be avoided to prevent boiling out the intense aroma characteristics. For early kettle additions and bittering, we recommend T-90 pellets or CO₂ Extract.
Whirlpool

Post-Boil/Whirlpool

Whirlpool additions are an excellent way to increase aroma and reduce trub load from large, late additions. Cryo Pop can be the entire whirlpool charge for a juicy, expressive single-hop beer, or it can be used to punch up the aroma profile of existing hop combinations.
Fermentation

Active Fermentation Dry Hop

Use in the fermenter is an excellent way to increase aroma while reducing trub loss. Adding Cryo Pop during active fermentation creates an ideal environment for biotransformation, where yeast converts hop compounds into even more expressive aromatics. This is where you'll see big notes of peach, pineapple, mango, strawberry, and guava.
Dry hopping

Post Fermentation Dry Hop

Cryo Pop brings bright, clean citrus, stone fruit, and tropical aromas with minimal grassy or vegetal character. The reduced plant material also means higher yield and less beer lost to trub.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cryo Pop is strategically engineered to maximize juicy, tropical, and citrus-forward aromas. Unlike single-variety Cryo pellets, Cryo Pop is built from specific lots to optimize ratios of thiols, esters, and monoterpene alcohols, to deliver an intentional, consistent flavour punch.

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Testimonials

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Cryo Pop was a groundbreaking project because we designed the blend around survivable hop compounds, then watch that data-driven approach consistently deliver incredible beer. It was one of the most satisfying 'hypothesis-to-glass' validations of my career, and it's produced some of the best beers I've ever tasted. I love how some brewers use it like 'MSG' to boost and round out hop character, with tons of biotransformation-friendly compounds

Tessa Schilaty
Yakima Chief Hops
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Yakima Chief Hops: Leaders in Quality and Innovation