Yops® – Natural flavors by precision fermentation
100% Dry Hop Replacement with Yops®, Full Hop Intensity
A bold alcohol-free Double IPA with intense citrus, tropical fruit and resinous hop character – delivering full flavor, enhanced aroma and up to 10% more beer.
—Peter Reid, Head Brewer at Gamma.
“I love the extra kick of hop flavor and the boost in aroma that Yops® brings to the final product.”
The goal: Deliver the punch of an 8.0% Double IPA – full hop intensity – without alcohol.
The process
The results: Up to 10% more beer, with boosted hop flavor and aroma.
The beer
Full Hop Character at Just 0.5% ABV
‘No Doink’ IPA 0,5%, delivers bright citrus and ripe tropical fruit on the nose, with a subtle dank pine edge, followed by juicy notes of mango and peach layered with resinous hop character, finishing clean and refreshing with a soft malty body.
“This beer is our go-to core NA IPA,” says Peter Reid, Head Brewer at Gamma.
6% IPA Trial
142% More Terpenes in a 6% IPA, Without Extra Dry Hopping or Beer Loss
After proving that Yops® could enhance hop expression in alcohol-free beer, we tested its impact in a full-strength IPA. Together with Gamma Brewing, we brewed two 6% IPA batches from the same base recipe:
- Atonal: Fermented with Lallemand Verdant yeast and dry hopped with Mosaic and Enigma.
- Tonal: The same beer, finished with four Yops® products dosed at a total of 1 g/L in the brite tank.
Gas chromatography showed that Yops® increased total terpene concentration by 142% compared with the dry-hopped control—without sacrificing yield. Individual compounds increased by up to 596%, intensifying Tonal’s mango, passionfruit and tangerine character.
—Peter Reid, Head Brewer at Gamma.
"In a 6% IPA, terpene levels increased 142% without additional dry hopping cycles or beer losses."
Any questions?
Bede is your contact. Feel free to reach out for the full case details and learn how Yops® helps cut beer loss and boost production – while maintaining the desired flavor.
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