We use locally adapted male hop plants and existing commercial varieties as the
The KPU hop research program is a traditional plant breeding program that uses state-of-the-art molecular and chemical techniques to speed up the variety development process.
05/25/2022
Join us at KPU Brewing and Brewery Operations at the KPU Langley Campus Brewery this Friday, May 27th, for the chance to try a SMaSH beer brewed with NextGenHops' own A1 variety!
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05/11/2022
Check out the purple bines on our latest experimental hops crosses! We have a number of purple bines, all coming from the same "wild" male parent.
Let us know if you've seen this colour before in any hops varieties.
05/06/2022
Rain or shine, NextGenHops is working to better our hops! Here is our male hops yard in need of a trim, one half of the hops breeding program.
Plenty of diversity around, can you spot the Comet crosses?
Hint: The mother plant to Comet is the hop "Sunshine".
04/25/2022
Interested in learning more about hops and their impact on dry-hopping aroma in beer?
Here's a brief informational poster!
Stay tuned for future posters as well:
https://www.kpu.ca/research/nextgenhops
03/17/2022
NextGen Hops is proud to collaborate with KPU Brewing and Brewery Operations for testing our hybrid hops in small-batch beer! Sensory analysis on beers made with our BC Hop Growers Association Lupulin Cup-award winning hops in the works.
02/03/2022
01/24/2022
Over 250 unique seedlings from the 2021 harvest crosses, and
out into tour test field this Summer 2022. Stay tuned!