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OUR RANGE OF BREWING SUPPLIES
HOPS
Charles Faram has one of the largest range of hop varieties available from stock in both nitrogen flushed leaf hops, Type 90 pellets and our T45 pellets. Varieties come from the UK, Germany, USA, Slovenia, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Belgium, and France. Continuously innovative, we have our own dedicated hop breeding programme producing new and exclusive varieties every year. Keep a special eye out for Archer®, Emperor™, Godiva™, Harlequin®, Jester®, Mystic™, Olicana®, and Opus™. as well as any CF number non-commercial, experimental hops.
We serve as a trusted distributor of Fermentis active dry yeast, providing brewers with a diverse selection of strains renowned for their consistency, performance, and ease of use.
In addition to Fermentis products, we also stock Lallemand’s range of brewing yeasts. For brewers interested in sour beer production, Lallemand offers the WildBrew™ series, including strains like Philly Sour™, and Helveticus Pitch™.
The Abstrax range includes three advanced product lines designed for modern brewers: Quantum Brite, BrewGas, and Skyfarm.
Quantum Brite offers varietal-specific hop extracts with 100% utilisation and no yield loss, ideal for enhancing hop-forward beers.
BrewGas delivers legal, THC-free cannabis-style aromas using hop and fruit terpenes to replicate strains like OG Kush and Pineapple Express, adding bold, dank top notes to beers.
Skyfarm provides true-to-fruit flavourings—such as mango, peach, and watermelon—crafted from botanically derived terpenes, offering a consistent, easy-to-use alternative to traditional fruit purees without the risk of refermentation.
All Abstrax products are water-based emulsions designed for late-stage additions, optimising flavour impact and simplifying storage and dosing
UNDERSTAND THE PRODUCT: HOPS
Hop Terminology · Aroma
Hop Terminology – Understanding the Basics – Much is spoken of the quality and intensity of dried hop aroma. These are strong varietal characteristics. There appears to be a general relationship between the type and heaviness of a hop aroma and the flavour and aromatic properties of beer.
A major component of the soft resins. When isomerized, these materials provide the main bitter compounds associated with beer. The alpha acid content varies widely among hop varieties from levels of 3 – 4% w/w in aromatic type hops to levels of 13 – 16% in the bitter hops.
A soft resin component, beta-acids are not bitter in the natural or isomerised form. However, some oxidation products add bitterness, and beta-acids can be chemically transformed into light-stable bittering compounds.
The alpha acids exist in three analogous forms, humulone, ad-humulone and co-humulone; and the proportions of these analogues vary markedly with variety. Varieties with relatively low co-humulone levels are strongly favored.
Storagability
Where available, analytical figures on varietal sheets show the % of Alpha Acid remaining after 6 months storage at 68f. Oxidation of alpha acids removes their ability to be isomerized to the required bitter isomers. In comparable circumstances, some varieties lose a greater proportion of their alpha acids to oxidation than others do. Cold storage and anaerobic conditions can delay oxidation. Some oxidation of essential oil components is necessary to produce compounds thought to be important in beer flavors, so controlled ageing is important for hops required for both bittering and aromatic properties.
Total Oil
This hop characteristic varies widely with seasons, varieties and growths from 0.5 mls to about 3 mls per 100g of hops. While the soft resin compounds are responsible for providing the bitterness to a beer, the quantity and composition of the essential oils are responsible for the amount of hop flavor and aroma in the beer.
Myrcene, Humulene, Caryophyllene & Farnesene
The four major components of the essential oils, when referring to hop terminology. Between them they account for about 60 – 80% of the essential oils for most varieties. These compounds are highly volatile hydrocarbons, and boiling the wort drives off most, if not all, of them. As a result, they contribute little to hop flavor and aroma in beer. Therefore, it is usually necessary to add late hops for additional aroma.
Whole Hop (Raw cones of the plant Humulus Lupulus)
With our unique combination of vacuum Packed “Freshpaks” (Charles Faram Hop Terminology) in 5kg and 20kg packs and our comprehensive stock of over 100 different varieties from growers worldwide, all year round we can offer the brewer an artist’s pallet of flavors to create every type and style of beer.
Type 90 Hop Pellets (Hops milled/ground into powder then pelletised)
The most popular varieties come in Type 90 pellets, sealed in vacuum packs. Brewers add them during the boil for bittering or later on for aroma. They must be used in conjunction with a whirlpool or enhanced filtering system.
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