
Harvest
Harvest goes from mid-August until mid-September. The bines are cut down and brought back to the yard to be processed. Friends and family help out, which is much appreciated!

Processing
The hop cones are stripped off the bine, using our Hopster Hop Harvester 5G. It's well designed and easy to operate. While 1 person could operate it, we always have 2 present for safety.

Drying
Moisture in the cones need to be reduced from 45% to 8%. We modified an old tobacco kiln for this step in the process.

Pelletizing
We have our own pelletizing line from Lawson Mills. We built a food-grade clean room to to house the entire system.

Packaging
We nitrogen-flush, vacuum seal all of our hops to seal in the goodness. Having our own packaging system allows us to customize the package you need, from 4oz to 40 lbs.

Quality
We have developed Standard Operating Procedures to ensure the highest quality at every step in the process. Here we are testing the moisture level before we start pelletizing.