Matthew Cuthbert - Clayton Hops
Bio
Matt Cuthbert spent 20 years brewing before switching sides of the tank - now he’s the Australian Sales Manager for Clayton Hops, helping brewers get the right hops (and yeast) into the right beers. Two decades of chasing hop character and fixing fermentation problems means he's been in your shoes and now spends his days connecting Australian breweries with quality hops and WHC yeast, sourced with brewers in mind.
Presentation
Beyond the Unicorn: NZ Hop Breeding, from Riwaka to Rhapzody
Riwaka is NZ's unicorn hop - rare, tricky to grow, impossible to replicate. We dig into its agronomics, then show how it becomes Amplifire pellets and oils. Same process powers Nelson Sauvin, Motueka and RÄkau. We'll close with a look at our breeding program and Rhapzody, the next star hop coming through.
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