UK Hop Harvest 2025 at Hukins Hops

October 15, 2025
Inside the processing area at Hukins Hop farm in Kent, A man in overalls has his back to the camera, facing a yellow box-like piece of machinery with red wheels & pulleys on.

A very special beer featuring FRESH hand-picked hops from Hukins Kent Hop Farm

Mel, one of our brewers, and Paul, owner & MD of Cloudwater recently took a trip down to Kent to see first hand how the UK hop industry works.

The result of this trip is a fresh hop beer on sale now and a very special 40-minute film, documenting our trip to Hukins Hops. It includes behind-the-scenes footage of the hop growing and picking process, from the growing of the hop bines to the drying and baling of the hop flowers. Watch the video below

In addition to this, we've also put together a podcast where Paul got to chat with Hukins horticultural specialist Tom and Hop Engineer Dave, who's been in the industry for 60 years, as they take us through the ever-changing landscape of hop farming in the UK and their personal experiences within it. Listen to the podcast on SoundCloud

 

 

A field at Hukins Hop farm in Kent, with rows of hop bines held up by wire for the hops to grow up. Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest. To the right is a tractor with a cherry picker and a worker inside, ready to pick the hop bines and bale them. Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest and created a fresh hop beer with the Challenger variety
A field at Hukins Hop farm in Kent, with rows of hop bines held up by wire for the hops to grow up. To the left is a tractor with trailer for collecting the hop bines. Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest and created a fresh hop beer with the Challenger variety
A close-up of piles upon piles of hop flowers after the 2025 hop harvest at Hukins Hop Farm in Kent. Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest and created a fresh hop beer with the Challenger variety
Inside the processing area at Hukins Hop farm in Kent, 2 men face a large pile of hops in a hanger-like area, with a third man on a tractor pulling yet more bines of hops in.Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest and created a fresh hop beer with the Challenger variety
Hukins Hop farm in Kent, fence in a field with the Hukins Hop logo, a hop flower. Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest and created a fresh hop beer with the Challenger variety
Mel Dyson of Cloudwater Brew Co, and Dave at Hukins Hop farm in Kent, looking into the machinery after the 2025 hop harvest. In the foreground is a veritable cornucopia of hop flowers. Cloudwater Brew Co visited Hukins for their 2025 hop harvest and created a fresh hop beer with the Challenger variety

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