hops pelletizer machine for sale

At present, the hops used in industry are all propagated by cuttings of female plants. After they are mature, the ears are crushed and pressed into granules for transportation and sales. This not only facilitates transportation, but also removes some impurities during the pelleting process, and the resulting granulated form also has reduced moisture, making it more shelf-stable.

Designed as per the European standards, the RICHI hops pelletizer machines stand-out for its durability which is very crucial in this market segments where the load on the equipment can be extreme.


As a manufacturer focusing on the hops pelletizer machine for sale, our extensive experience combined with our expert test facilities allows our engineers to accurately calculate whether your hops can be economically pelleted.

Using whole-leaf hops produces more mess to clean up and can clog up the nozzles and valves of your brewing vessel. Dry hopping in the fermenter produces another problematic cleaning job. Pelletized hops are generally hosed out with minimal effort.
 
Pellets, on the other hand, avoid many of these problems. They are small and easy to handle and eliminate most of the issues you will have with whole-leaf hops in the dry-hopping process. They also soak up less wort than whole-leaf hops, leaving you with more beer! The one problem with pellets is that they give more trub if used loose in, for example, a dry hopping situation. This may lead to some clogging issues similar to whole-leaf hops.
 
The bottom line is that pellets are not only easier to store and use. They are more consistent when it comes to their flavour and they actually give off more flavour. Seemingly contrary to popular belief among some brewers. While there is something to be said for the romantic factor of using whole leaf hops “the way it has always been”, they do give off better floral notes. For example, pelletised hops, in our opinion, win in the long run on usability, storability, cost-effectiveness and, most importantly the end result.

A hops pellet making machine operates by passing a steel roller over a thick metal plate called a “die” and forcing material through holes in that die. This type of process is referred to as “extrusion”, and is commonly used for a variety of food and non-food products such as animal feed and wood fuel pellets.
 
Hop pelletizers tend to be designed in one of two configurations: a flat plate die with rollers in place above the die, or a ring-shaped die that rotates around rollers that are mounted inside the ring. This extrusion process causes three critical processes to occur to the material that is being extruded.

Hops pellets that are too dense are an unusual problem when pelleting, but may occur nonetheless. They generally occur when the operating pressure is much higher than is necessary.

We build to suit integrated conveyors and transporting systems for any type of bagging or storage feed application.

As a manufacturer focusing on the hops pelletizer machine for sale, RICHI can build systems with production rates starting at 300kg / hour. Our unique quality ring die mill is a very cost effective and efficient pellet mill and is priced well below other competitors. 

RICHI has devoted itself to the development of this hops pelleting machine in the long run so that we can offer the best solutions to breweries.

The storage conditions of pellet hops are low temperature, oxygen barrier, and dry environment to prevent hops from oxidative deterioration. In order to permanently isolate hop products from the air, the packaging of granular hops generally uses composite aluminum foil bags to prevent oxygen penetration.
 
While considering the cost of aluminum foil bags, it is also necessary to comprehensively consider the requirements of heat sealing, elasticity, and penetration resistance. Hop pellets packed in aluminum foil bags can be either vacuumed hard packs or soft packs filled with inert gas.