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New cost-effective hops testing service now available to Ontario hop growers through Niagara College

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Thanks to an ongoing partnership, Niagara College is offering full-service alpha beta testing to Ontario hop growers for the 2016 season.

 

All OHGA members are entitled to a 15% discount on the cost of the lab testing services, which will be conducted using official methods of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, through The Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre team at its Niagara-on-the-Lake campus.
Under the system, samples are analyzed on Thursdays, provided they are received by the College by 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Results will be sent within 2 business days. More testing days will be allocated during harvest time if there is greater demand.

 

Growers will be provided with a template for pricing and sample submission. An invoice will be sent by email after the analysis is complete.

Quantity Required Lab Service Description Price per sample
100g Moisture analysis $30.00
100g Alpha acids, beta acids, hop storage index (H.S.I.) values $50.00
100g Harvest Package: Alpha acids, beta acids, hop storage index (H.S.I.) values + moisture analysis $70.00

Current Capabilities:

  • Total alpha acids (%)
  • Total beta acids (%)
  • Hop Storage Index (H.S.I.)
  • Moisture analysis
  • The College will be adding more services to the price list as they become available.

To qualify for the discount, one must be a current member of the OHGA.

The Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre offers a full suite of services to support industry innovation and commercialization of new products or processes. The hops testing service is a result of a 2015 Ontario Hops Benchmark project with OHGA and Niagara College.

 

To request testing or for more information please contact Kristine Canniff, Niagara College Canada.

 

t: 905-641-2252, ext. 4198

e: kcanniff@niagaracollege.ca

w: www.ncinnovation.ca

 

Figure 2: Zeus hops pre and post CO2 extraction. Photos courtesy of Loyalist College.

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