ZATEC HOP COMPANY Ltd

PROCESSING OF HOPS

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PRESSED HOPS

Hops from farmers are lightly pressed into farmers bales of about 65 kg and 10 - 11 % moisture, delivered to the processing plant with stem and leaf etc. separated, properly dried and pressed into the requsted shape in synthetic fabric. The weight of individual ballots is 100 - 175 kg.

PELLETS TYPE 90

Each lot of hops is analyzed for humidity and alpha contents, then put into the production line, where there are cleaned by magnets and by a stream of air, homogenized, dried up to the desired humidity, pellets1 milled into powder, homogenized again and pelletized. During this process the temperature is never higher than 58° C and after the granulation pellets are immediately cooled to 20° C - 24° C. The temperature levels are continuously checked at several spots in the pelletizing process. Pellets are then put in 5-20 kg allubags, flushed with inert gas, either with pure Nitrogen (N2) or oxide carbonate (CO2) or with the mixture of both, then put into cartons, cartons on pallets. Bulk pack bags of 90 - 150 kg, are also available flushed with inert gas (either pure Nitrogen (N2) or oxide carbonate (C02)).
For bag packing the pallets 110 x 73 cm are used - optimal quantity loading into 20 feet container. For bulk sized packing pallets 120 x 80 cm are used.
The advantages of pellets are in transport cost, storage space, homogenity and easier dosage in brewing process.

PELLETS TYPE 45

Processing is the same as pellets type 90 except that the milling of the hops occurs below minus 35° C. Customers specif'ied concentrations are set and checked by computers. Packing see pellets 90.
The advantages of this product: Ideal possibility of easier and less expensive transportation and storage. Aroma and all the brewing value are well preserved. Exact and easier dosage in brewing process. Lower contents of nitrates and residua of heavy metals.