Dolcita (HBC 1019) Hop Pellets T90

Ripe peach, pineapple and orange over a sweet caramel-cream note — the breeder's tasting notes for Dolcita read like a dessert menu. It has the alpha to bitter, but this lot is meant for the fermenter: the dry hop is its recommended use.

Alpha 10–12 % · Beta 8–9 % · Dry hop · T90 pellets · Crop 2025 · 100 g

What it does in your beer

The breeder describes an unmistakably vibrant profile: stone fruit (peach), tropical fruit (pineapple), a sweet aromatic caramel and cream note, and citrus (orange). The recommended use for this lot is the dry hop, where those aromatics go straight into the beer.

Look twice at the acids: 10–12 % alpha and 8–9 % beta on this crop, so beta runs not far below alpha. The breeder doesn't name target styles yet, so treat your first brew with it as a test batch and take notes.

At a glance

What 10 g does in 20 L

Approx., Tinseth formula, OG 1.050, mid alpha 11.0 %. Recalculate with the alpha on your pack.

How to use

• Dry hop: this is the recommended use for the lot — save the bag for the fermenter.
• Kettle: at 10–12 % alpha it bitters efficiently; 10 g boiled for 60 minutes adds about 13 IBU to 20 L (table above).
• We haven't found a published dry-hop rate for this variety yet, so start from the rate you already use for fruit-forward aroma hops and adjust next time.
• Opened the pack? Push the air out, seal it again and put it straight back in the cold.

Pairs well with

Brewing a fruit-forward pale ale or IPA? Try it with BESTMALZ BEST Pale Ale, a share of oat flakes and Lallemand New England yeast.

Storage & shelf life

• Sealed, cold, dry and dark is the rule; aroma is the first thing to go when hops sit warm.
• Generic T90 pellet data sheets give −3 to 5 °C, somewhere dry and free of odours.
• After opening, reseal with as little air as possible and use it up soon.

Food information

• Food business operator: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic
• Name: Hop pellets, Dolcita® (HBC 1019)
• Ingredients: hop pellets (Humulus lupulus)
• Allergens: hops are not among the allergens listed in EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II
• Net quantity: 100 g
• Country of origin: USA
• Storage: sealed, cold, dry and dark

Údaje o potravině (CZ)

• Název: Chmelové granule, Dolcita® (HBC 1019)
• Složení: chmelové granule (Humulus lupulus)
• Alergeny: neobsahuje – chmel nepatří mezi 14 alergenů uvedených v příloze II nařízení (EU) č. 1169/2011
• Čisté množství: 100 g
• Země původu: USA
• Skladování: uzavřené, v chladu, suchu a temnu
• Provozovatel potravinářského podniku: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic

Good to know

• Crop 2025 lot data: alpha 10.0–12.0 %, beta 8.0–9.0 %. The breeder's variety range is wider, so check the figure on your pack.
• HBC 1019 and Dolcita® are the same hop: HBC 1019 is the breeding code, Dolcita® the variety name.
• Dolcita® is a trademark of Hop Breeding Company, LLC.
• Ingredients leave from our partner warehouse in the Czech Republic and travel in their own parcel, apart from any equipment you order.

FAQ

Is HBC 1019 the same as Dolcita?
Yes. HBC 1019 is the breeder's code; Dolcita® is the name it now carries.

What does Dolcita smell like?
The breeder lists peach, pineapple, a sweet caramel-cream note and orange.

How should I use it?
Mainly as a dry hop, which is the recommended use for this lot. If you boil it, 10 g for 60 minutes gives about 13 IBU in 20 L (approx.).