WHAT IS DDH PALE ALE?

What does double dry hopping mean?

The term double dry hopping (DDH for short) simply means that the beer is dry hopped with double the amount of hops during the fermentation process.

When you usually hop beer, your throw it in the kettle/whirpool, but if you want to increase the complex aromas and enhance the flavours, you can add even more hops into the fermentation vessel later on.

Why double dry hop your beer?

Creating a beer with a complex character sometimes requires putting hops in the forefront. This can be done by using a subtle malt build, to not overshadow the hops.

For example, our new DDH Pale brewed with Superdelic and Kohatu, two NZ hops, uses Extra Pale Malt, which isn't too overpowering and lets the kiwi hops do the talking. Adding in Kohatu in the whirlpool first, we set a base notes of stone fruit. Then when the beer is fermenting, we add Superdelic, which packs the beer with notes of candyfloss and a bit more tropical notes. We also added even more kohatu to add depth of flavour and round off the more aggressive attributes of Superdelic’s punchy flavours.

To round this beer off and really bring these to kiwi hops to the front we have packed oats into the malt grist, so that the mouthfeel and finish is soft and smooth.