Flavours:Spice, Cedar, Pine

Alpha: 6-9%

Northdown was released by Wye College in 1970; it is a seedling of Northern Brewer, crossed with a Downy mildew-resistant male. It is an aunt of Challenger and Target.

An excellent all round hop in the dual-purpose bracket with good alpha and aroma properties. Imparts a very soft bitterness and herbal, woody flavours late in the boil.

Northdown is a high yielding dual-purpose variety that is grown primarily in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It has good resistance to Downy Mildew but is susceptible to Powdery Mildew and Verticillium Wilt.

We weigh all hops only when there is an order for them none have been sitting of shelves, they are taken out from a bulk vacuum sealed bag in cold storage at the time we complete your order. Our hop pellets are packaged inside UV protected polyethylene bags and vacuum sealed.

Sometimes the vacuum seal can degrade especially if hop dust settles alongside where the bag is heat sealed. If you receive the hops and it appears that the vacuum is breaking down, the hops will still be perfectly safe to use with no degradation of flavour.If you do not intend to use then in a few days of receiving, we suggest that you store them in a fridge or freezer. Hop pellets stored near-freezing, preferably between -1C and 5C. Under these conditions, T-90 hop pellets will remain stable in closed containers for three (3) years.