Azacca is another great contender for your latest hazy tropical IPA. Grown in the US, this hop has tropical fruit aromas with a touch of citrus, and on the palate you get spicy, with pineapple, mango and some pine and tangerine. What's not to like?

Food grade diammonium phosphate (DAP). This is pure fermentable nitrogen and phosphorus to help provide a healthy fermentation in low nutrient washes. A key ingredient for many sugar-based distilling washes but can be useful in any fermentation where yeast nutrients need to be added.

The Ted's Fast Ferment Vodka recipe requires 1/2 teaspoon for a 23L wash with 4kg of sugar.

Here's our take on the famous Captain Cooker by the Mussel Inn in Golden Bay. This unique New Zealand classic uses fresh Manuka sprouts (not supplied in this kit, you need to collect them yourself). Like the original recipe this is a lager ferment, so good temperature control is recommended.

ABV: 5%

Recipe pdf

BeerXML File (import into any brewing software i.e. Grainfather App, Beersmith or Brewfather)

This recipe is closely inspired by Denny Conn's famous porter recipe. Using all New Zealand malt, the hops are Tettnang and a bit of US Cascade (it's an American porter after all). The result is dark chocolate and coffee flavours balanced by caramel leading to a full body - the perfect brew for a cool evening.

Target ABV: 6.3%

Click here to download the recipe.

Click here to download the BeerXML file (to directly import into your favorite brewing software)

Named after musician Frank Zappa, Zappa™ hops are a 100% neomexicanus aroma hop that came from the mountains of New Mexico.

Capturing the essence of Frank Zappa, this hop developed its own rebellious aroma and unique flavour characteristics of passionfruit, mint, spice, tropical fruits, and fruity pebbles.

Use for aroma, whirlpool, and dry hopping additions. Highly recommended for fruit-forward styles like hazy or milkshake IPAs, as well as fruited sours, pale ales, and wild or mixed-fermentation beers.

Alpha Range: 7-9%

Developed by Hop Breeding Company and released in 2024, Krush™ HBC 586 c.v. bursts with citrus (orange), tropical (mango, guava), stone fruit (peach), berry (mixed berry), and woody (resin) characteristics that deliver complex, ripe, and punchy aromas. Krush™ presents similarly on the bine and in the glass. This highly unique and versatile hop is a fruit cocktail in cone form, and highly impactful in beer. It is a brewer favorite that shines in all styles of beer and hop combinations.

Alora™, the latest aroma hop from the Hopsteiner Breeding Program, is best known for its unique oil composition, high 3MH thiol precursors, and tantalizing aroma. Key benefits include:

• More than 50 percent of total oils are selinene—a sesquiterpene rarely found in hops
• Has five times more bound 3MH thiol precursors than Cascade
• Offers a low carbon footprint with stacked disease resistance
• Has an aroma of peach, apricot, yuzu fruit, sweet melon with an alpha range of 7–10%.

Meridian delivers a mix of tropical, berry, and citrus fruitiness with a hint of spearmint. A “top note” hop, nice in a saison, wit, or farmhouse, it can also be combined with more aggressive hops in IPAs to brighten the overall impression of the beer.