{"product_id":"wai-iti-hop-pellets-100g","title":"Wai-iti Hop Pellets 100g","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWai-iti T90 Hop Pellets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWai-iti hop pellets\u003c\/strong\u003e are a modern New Zealand hop variety, renowned for their \u003cstrong\u003evibrant stone fruit and citrus aromas\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 2011 by New Zealand Plant and Food Research, Wai-iti is a granddaughter of the Liberty variety and shares lineage with Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. 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