Kettle Redi
Light-stable Bitterness
Kettle Redi® is the better way to bitter your beer for fun in the sun. Kettle Redi® can be used to completely replace your bittering addition and results in more efficiency as well as light stability. Beers brewed with Kettle Redi® no longer are at risk of being "light struck" and developing that unpleasant skunkiness.
Kettle Redi® is sold in 3kg cartons.
From the manufacturer:
Purpose: Kettle Redi® is prepared from CO2 extract and contains rho-iso-α-acids in their free-acid form along with soft resins and hop oils. Kettle Redi® can be used as a complete replacement for normal kettle extract.
Kettle Redi® is an alternative to CO2 extract resulting in higher bitterness efficiency by replacement of hops, pellets, or extract in the kettle. Properties are generally similar to conventional CO2 extract but provide utilization improvements similar to pre-isomerized kettle products with added protection against light-struck flavors when used as the sole source of hop-derived bittering or in combination with other light-protected hop bittering products. The product is classified as a modified hop extract that may be safely used in beer in accordance with US FDA regulation 21 CFR 172.560 (b)(1).
Kettle Redi Specifications:
Description: A homogeneous solid paste of the free acid form of reduced isomerized α-acids, β-acids and hop oils. The color can vary from amber to brown.
Rho-iso-α-acids: 38 – 42 %
Iso-α-acids: < 0.3 %
α-acids: < 0.1 % (below the detection limit)
β-acids: 1 – 5 %
Hop oils: 12 – 20 %
Density: 900 – 1,100 kg.m3
Viscosity approx. 1 – 3 Pas at 30 – 40 °C (86 – 104 °F)
Storage Temperature: 4 -10 °C (39-50 ° F)
Storage:
Kettle Redi® should be stored in full, closed containers below 4 -10 °C (39-50 ° F). When stored at recommended conditions it is best if used within 24 months of the date of production. Opened containers should be used within a few days.
