Mega Motueka

Mega Motueka is an exciting new blend born out of a collab with our friends and thiol-related research collaborators at Phantasm.  We've teamed up with the crew at Phantasm to create a thiol enriched blend of thiol precursor laden Phantasm, combined with a Motueka lot that has high concentrations of cysteine bound 3SH precursors and terpene alcohols, to create Mega Motueka.  

When used on the cold side Mega Motueka delivers an appealing passion fruit/tropical intensity with a deep citrus backbone.  When used on the cold side, green grape and lime notes are often more prominent.  Mega Motueka is intended for mash, hot side, whirlpool and/or active fermentation dry hopping with thiolized yeast strains.

Mega Motueka is intended for whirlpool use and/or active fermentation dry hopping with thiolized yeast strains.  This blend looks like, and should be used in the same manner as, a normal T-90 hop pellet.  We recommend whirlpool dosage rates from 4 g/L upwards depending on style and yeast strain.  Phantasm is incorporated into the Motueka prior to pelleting and we’ve created a homogenous blended pellet.  After a bit of expensive chemistry, we identified the 2023 lot with the highest combination of cysteine bound 3SH precursor and linalool and geraniol.  Those terpene alcohols are critical to the perception of tropical aromas and have been shown to act synergistically with free thiols in flavour intensity perception. 

Mega Motueka is a further manifestation of our boundless love of the unique flavours of New Zealand and is a fun project with our close friends and thiol-related research collaborators at Phantasm.  We hope you enjoy the fruits of our combined labour.  As always, grown with love, full of terps and thiols!