NextGen Hops

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.

Beer Sales | Brewing & Brewery Operations

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.