Sládek Hop Pellets T90

Sládek is Czech for "brewer", and the hop lives up to the name: a fine, rounded hop aroma for lagers, with more alpha than Saaz to pull its weight in the boil.

Alpha 4.5–7.5 % · Mid & late boil, dry hop · Fine hoppy aroma · T90 pellets · Crop 2025 · 100 g or 1 kg

What it does in your beer

Sládek is a Czech aroma variety bred from Northern Brewer and Saaz and registered in 1994. It gives a fine, pleasant hop aroma; variety data adds citrus, grapefruit and red berries such as blackcurrant and strawberry, with a faint note of dill.

With 4.5–7.5 % alpha it carries more bitterness per gram than Saaz, which makes it a natural mid-boil addition in Czech-style lagers. It works late in the boil and in the dry hop too.

At a glance

What 10 g does in 20 L

Approx., Tinseth formula, OG 1.050, mid alpha 6.0 %. Recalculate with the alpha on your pack.

How to use

• Second addition, mid-boil: its classic role in a Czech-style lager.
• Third addition, late in the boil: for more hop aroma.
• Dry hop: a listed use when you want the aroma up front.
• Working from a 1 kg bag? Weigh out what you need quickly, press the air out and get the rest straight back into the cold.

Pairs well with

Brewing a Czech-style lager? Czech Pilsner Malt and SafLager S-189, Vital for the bittering charge, Sládek mid-boil and Saaz (Žatecký poloraný červeňák) to finish.

Storage & shelf life

• Sealed, cold, dry and dark — always.
• Specs for T90 pellets ask for −3 to 5 °C, somewhere dry and free of odours.
• Variety data rates Sládek's storage stability as fair, so work through an opened pack steadily rather than letting it sit.

Food information

• Food business operator: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic
• Name: Hop pellets, Sládek
• Ingredients: hop pellets (Humulus lupulus)
• Allergens: hops are not among the substances listed in Annex II of EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Net quantity: 100 g or 1 kg, according to the pack you choose
• Country of origin: Czech Republic
• Storage: sealed, cold, dry and dark

Údaje o potravině (CZ)

• Název: Chmelové granule, Sládek
• 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 nebo 1 kg podle zvoleného balení
• Země původu: Česká republika
• Skladování: uzavřené, v chladu, suchu a temnu
• Provozovatel potravinářského podniku: Radek Milota – BO PIVO, Hlavní 35, 742 83 Olbramice, Czech Republic

Good to know

• T90 pellets in a 100 g pack or a 1 kg bag — the kilo covers 100 additions of 10 g.
• Crop 2025 — the alpha and beta above reflect this harvest.
• It's dispatched from our partner warehouse in the Czech Republic; any equipment in the same order travels on its own.

FAQ

How is Sládek different from Saaz?
Sládek is a Northern Brewer × Saaz cross with more alpha: 4.5–7.5 % against 2.5–5.5 % for our Saaz, crop 2025. The aroma is fine and hoppy, with citrus and red-berry notes.

When should I add Sládek?
Mainly in the second, mid-boil addition. It also works late in the boil and in the dry hop.

How many IBU does 10 g give?
About 7 IBU in 20 L at 60 minutes, or 5 IBU at 30 minutes (approx., Tinseth, OG 1.050, mid alpha 6.0 %).

What does the name mean?
Sládek is the Czech word for brewer.