Amplifire™ Hop Oil – Motueka · 20 ml

Fresh lime, lemon zest and a mojito twist, without a single pellet in the fermenter. Motueka's bright citrus as a water-soluble oil that adds no bitterness.

Zero bitterness · Lager 3–5 ml/hL · Pale ale 10–15 ml/hL · Dry hop, whirlpool & keg · New Zealand · 20 ml

What it does in your beer

Motueka brings fresh lime and lemon zest with a mojito-like lift, backed by orange spice and a juicy tropical note. The hops are processed wet, within 24 hours of harvest, so the aroma stays true to the variety. Bitterness is off the table: alpha, beta and iso-alpha acids are each below 0.1 %.

The producer calls the variety extremely versatile — lagers and pilsners, pale ales and IPAs, even English, Belgian and European ales. At lager rates you need about a millilitre or less for 20 L.

At a glance

How much for a 20 L batch

Approx., the producer's ml/hL figures scaled to 20 L. One bottle covers any of these in a single batch. A 1 ml syringe makes the lager dose painless.

How to use

• Give the bottle a good shake.
• Disperse the dose in a little of the beer, or in warm (not hot) water, before it goes into the tank or keg.
• Dry hop: use it with pellets or in place of some of them — the producer suggests replacing 25–50 % of the pellets to start.
• Whirlpool: below 85 °C only. It isn't made for the kettle.
• Add it before carbonation, not after, to protect head retention.

Swap it for

Rather dry hop with pellets? Motueka T90 pellets are in our range. The producer's 50:1 guide works both ways: about 1 kg of T90 pellets for every 20 ml of oil.

Pairs well with

Brewing a pilsner or a crisp lager? Try it with Czech Pilsner Malt as the base and Lallemand Diamond lager yeast.

Making hop water? The producer's recipe uses Motueka with Riwaka and Nelson Sauvin oils — all three are in our range.

Storage & shelf life

• Unopened, it keeps 2 years. It tolerates room temperature away from sunlight, but the producer prefers a cool, stable place such as the fridge.
• After opening, purge the bottle with CO₂ or another inert gas, close it and refrigerate. Finish it within 2–3 months.
• Don't freeze it.

Food information

• Food business operator: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic
• Name: Hop oil (liquid hop flavouring), Motueka variety
• Ingredients: hop oil flavour components (Humulus lupulus) in a propylene glycol carrier
• Allergens: none of the 14 allergens listed in EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II (based on the producer's declared composition)
• Net quantity: 20 ml
• Country of origin: New Zealand
• Storage: cool, out of direct sunlight; refrigerate after opening; do not freeze

Údaje o potravině (CZ)

• Název: Chmelový olej (tekuté chmelové aroma), odrůda Motueka
• Složení: aromatické složky chmelového oleje (Humulus lupulus) v nosiči propylenglykol
• Alergeny: neobsahuje žádný ze 14 alergenů uvedených v příloze II nařízení (EU) č. 1169/2011 (podle složení deklarovaného výrobcem)
• Čisté množství: 20 ml
• Země původu: Nový Zéland
• Skladování: v chladu, mimo přímé sluneční světlo; po otevření uchovávat v lednici; nezmrazovat
• Provozovatel potravinářského podniku: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic

Good to know

• 20 ml bottle; aroma and flavour only, so plan your bittering hops as usual.
• Handle the neat oil as a concentrate: it's flammable and can irritate skin and eyes or trigger a skin allergy, according to the producer's safety data sheet. Store it out of children's reach and never drink it neat.
• Amplifire™ is a trademark of Clayton Hops Limited.
• Your brewing ingredients are packed at our partner warehouse in the Czech Republic and arrive separately from equipment.

FAQ

How much Motueka oil for a 20 L lager?
About 0.6–1.0 ml, from the producer's 3–5 ml/hL for lagers and lighter styles. A pale ale takes 2–3 ml.

Can I add it to the boil?
No. It isn't intended for the kettle. Use it in the whirlpool below 85 °C, in the dry hop or in the bright tank or keg.

How do I make hop water with it?
The producer's recipe: water with citric acid to below pH 3 (130 g per 100 L), boil 15 minutes, cool below 15 °C, add Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka oils at 6 ml/hL each, chill below 4 °C and carbonate to 2.8 volumes. For 20 L that's about 26 g citric acid and 1.2 ml of each oil (approx.).

How long does an opened bottle keep?
2–3 months in the fridge, ideally with the headspace flushed with CO₂. Don't freeze it.