Consistent, Clean Bitterness—Built for Brewing Performance
Get reliable bitterness without the variability of raw hops. Backed by decades of brewing expertise, our hop acids offer flexible options for a range of beer styles and processes. Improve efficiency while gaining added benefits like foam retention and light stability, without compromising character or control.
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Confidently scale up with reliable, high-performance products.
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Dial in bitterness levels without vegetative loss—streamlining your process and improving yield.
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You can depend on uniform results, free from the unpredictability of crop variability.
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Reduced bulk means fewer storage requirements, lower shipping costs, and easier inventory management, making your operations more efficient.
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We’ll grow with your product line. Whether you’re adding seasonal or LTO brews, or seeking solutions for flagships, we’ve got you covered.
Find the Right Hop Acid for Your Needs
Balanced Bitterness, Light-Stable Performance
Reduced Isolone™ is designed for brewers seeking a well-rounded, moderate hop profile. Crafted from alpha acids and converted into di-hydro alpha acids (rho), it delivers 60–80% of the bitterness intensity of iso-alpha acids while ensuring light stability. Versatile and efficient, it can be seamlessly incorporated at the brew kettle or post-fermentation to fit your process.
See the difference our Reduced Isolone can make in your brewing process. Contact us to request a sample and start brewing smarter.
Enhanced Stability, Exceptional Purity
Isolone® redefines bittering with improved bitter-flavor stability compared to traditional hop products. Using a proprietary process, we convert hop alpha acids into iso-alpha acids with unmatched purity, ensuring a cleaner, more reliable bittering experience. Versatile by design, Isolone can be added at the brew kettle or post-fermentation, offering flexibility no matter how you brew.
Contact us today to explore how Isolone can help you achieve exceptional bitterness, stability, and efficiency.
Creamy Flavor, Mouth-Forward Bitterness
Hexalone® stands out as the only advanced hop acid of its kind, crafted from beta acids to deliver excellent solubility and a distinctive creamy hop flavor. Its mouth-forward bitterness is perfectly balanced, making it an ideal choice for refining your brew’s profile. Beyond bitterness, Hexalone enhances beer foam and cling while ensuring light stability. Designed for efficiency, it is dosed post-fermentation for seamless integration into your process.
See the difference our Hexalone can make in your brewing process. Contact us to request a sample and start brewing smarter.
Intense Bitterness, Precisely Delivered
For brewers seeking a bold, intense hop profile, Tetralone® is the solution. Offering 50–70% more bitterness than iso-alpha acids, it creates a sharp, lingering bitterness at the back of the tongue that defines your brew’s character. Tetralone is light stable and can be added post-fermentation or directly into the fermenter, providing flexibility without compromising quality.
See the difference our Tetralone can make in your brewing process. Contact us to request a sample and start brewing smarter.
Custom Blends for Distinctive Brews
HAB™ Hop Acid Blends are designed to elevate your beer with a unique balance of bitterness, foam enhancement, and light stability. Tailored for specific applications, these blends combine the best of our hop extracts to deliver truly distinctive results. Optimized for post-fermentation addition, HAB provides a seamless way to craft beers that stand out.
Partner with us to bring your brewing vision to life. Learn more about Hop Acid Blends and how it can meet your needs.
From Nature to Precision Science
Our hop acids begin their journey as whole hops, meticulously sourced from trusted growers to ensure quality and consistency. The process starts with extracting alpha and beta acids, the primary bittering compounds in hops, using state-of-the-art CO₂ extraction techniques. This gentle method preserves the purity of the hop components while removing unwanted plant material.
Once extracted, the alpha and beta acids undergo precise chemical conversions to create advanced hop acid products. These transformations—such as isomerization to produce iso-alpha acids or hydrogenation to create reduced hop acids—are conducted under carefully controlled conditions to ensure the highest levels of consistency and stability.
The result is a range of specialized hop acid solutions tailored to meet the needs of modern brewers, delivering not only clean, consistent bitterness but also additional benefits like light stability, foam enhancement, and improved utilization rates.
Maximize Efficiency, Enhance Consistency
Hop acids are versatile tools that can be integrated into your brewing process at various stages to achieve precise bitterness, stability, and foam performance. To unlock their full potential, understanding their ideal applications is key.
For traditional bittering, hop acids can be added during the boil, allowing for easy incorporation and predictable results. For late-stage adjustments or to minimize vegetative waste, they excel when used post-fermentation. This approach enhances light stability, balances bitterness, and improves foam retention without compromising the clarity or character of your brew.
For brewers seeking to fine-tune bitterness in dry-hopped beers, hop acids provide a clean, efficient alternative to traditional pellets. This reduces beer loss while maintaining precise control over flavor profiles. Additionally, using hop acids in conjunction with post-fermentation hop oils can create a more complex and stable hop character, elevating your beer to premium levels.
By tailoring your use of hop acids to your specific brewing goals, you can improve efficiency, reduce variability, and deliver consistent quality in every batch.
Hops Evolved
KalHops natural hop acids combine innovation, precision, and sustainability to redefine what’s possible in brewing. Here’s why you can trust our solutions to elevate your craft.
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Achieve your target hop character with a fraction of the raw materials, reducing waste and environmental impact without compromising quality.
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Say goodbye to yield loss—our hop acids don’t soak up wort, preserving more of what matters and boosting your profits.
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Costly equipment changes? No way. Our hop acids are flowable and easy to use, fitting effortlessly into your existing brewing process.
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With regulatory approvals worldwide, you can focus on brewing great beer instead of navigating complex compliance hurdles.
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Our team of brewing experts will partner directly with you, offering technical support and customized solutions so every brew can reach its full potential.
Explore the difference with KalHops™
Partnering with KalHops means more than premium ingredients—it means access to deep expertise, innovative solutions, and the support to bring your brewing vision to life.
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Restore ethanol character with solventy esters & subtle spicy warmth.
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Enhance dry hop character with myrcene-rich aroma & fresh-cut hop expression.
Pilsner Character
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A balanced NA beer booster combining fermentation esters, herbal hop aroma, & mild bitterness.
HopRival® Dry Hop IV
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Bright citrus-forward hop aroma with tropical undertones.
HopEssential™ Royaltauer
- Beer
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Classic Hallertau Tradition-inspired aroma with spicy, floral, & citrus hop notes.
HopEssential™ Noble
- Beer
- Flavor aroma
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Classic noble hop aroma with woody spice & subtle citrus.
HopRival® Space Coast
- Beer
- Flavor aroma
- Hop Oils + Natural Flavors
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Bold, fruity hop aroma inspired by Southern Hemisphere varieties.
HopRival® Spicy
- Beer
- Flavor aroma
- Hop Oils + Natural Flavors
Cedar, peppercorn, & woody hop notes for bold, spicy aroma expression.
HopRival® Citrino
- Beer
- Dry Hopping
- Flavor aroma
- Hop Oils + Natural Flavors
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Bright, citrusy dry hop aroma with notes of grapefruit & orange blossom.
HopRival® Dry Hop II
- Beer
- Dry Hopping
- Flavor aroma
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A dank, tropical hop aroma with harvest-fresh resinous character.
HopRival® Dry Hop III
- Beer
- Dry Hopping
- Flavor aroma
- Hop Oils + Natural Flavors
Cascade-style dry hop character with bright grapefruit & subtle floral notes.
HopRival® Floral
- Beer
- Flavor aroma
- Hop Oils + Natural Flavors
Delicate, floral hop aroma with rose & geranium notes.
BeerType Classic
- Flavor aroma
- NA Beer
Restore the foundational lager character in NA beer with balanced floral & fruity esters.
HopEssential™ Hysterian
- Beer
- Dry Hopping
- Flavor aroma
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Classic noble hop aroma with spicy, floral, & citrusy notes.
HopEssential™ Fanfare
- Beer
- Flavor aroma
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Fruity, floral, & spicy hop character with noble-style depth.
Built for Brewers.
Designed for Results.
Whether crafting hop-forward beers, optimizing NoLo brewing, or maximizing dry hopping efficiency, our solutions integrate seamlessly into your process.