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Hop Dosing Finance

Spread the cost of hop dosing equipment from £5,000 to £100,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.

Can you finance a hop dosing?

Yes, hop dosings are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £5,000 to £100,000, and most deals are written over 12–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.

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Typical Cost

£5k – £100k

Approval Speed

24–48 hours

Same-day for < £20k

Rates From

5.4% APR

What would a hop dosing cost per month?

£25,000
10%
60 months
9%
£0

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Finance options

Hire Purchase (HP)

Rate
From 5.8% APR
Term
12–60 months
Deposit
10–20%
Ownership
Yours at the end
Best for
Breweries wanting to own the system outright

Finance Lease

Rate
From 5.4% APR
Term
12–60 months
Deposit
None required
Ownership
Return or buy (balloon payment)
Best for
Tax-efficient, claim the lease payments against profit

Operating Lease

Rate
From 6.1% APR
Term
24–48 months
Deposit
None required
Ownership
Return at end
Best for
Standardise dry-hopping without a large upfront outlay

Representative example

On a purchase price of £25,000: a 10% deposit of £2,500, then 48 monthly payments of £527 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £27,796, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.

What buyers actually specify

Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.

Machine or specification Guide price Type
Single-Vessel Hop Dosing Unit £5,500 – £12,000 Single-Tank Hop Rocket
Small Multi-Tank Dosing System £14,000 – £30,000 Multi-Tank Inline System
Production Dosing System £32,000 – £65,000 Multi-Tank Inline System
High-Capacity Dosing Plant £68,000 – £95,000 Automated Inline System

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Tax benefits

Hop dosing equipment qualifies for capital allowances, so most of the purchase cost can be set against taxable profits well within the Annual Investment Allowance most brewing and distilling businesses have available in a given year. Hire purchase lets you claim allowances as the owner from day one. Finance lease and operating lease payments are typically deductible in full as a trading expense, which suits businesses that would rather smooth the deduction over the term than take it all upfront. Speak to your accountant about which structure suits your current tax position.

Market context

Hop dosing equipment lets a brewery add hops to fermenters or tanks in a controlled, repeatable way, rather than opening a fermenter manually to add hops loose, which reduces the risk of oxidation and product loss and gives more consistent results batch to batch. Buyers are typically breweries with a heavily dry-hopped range, most often IPA-led, looking to standardise a process that has outgrown manual dosing as the number of dry-hopped batches per week increases. This is a newer category of brewery equipment than tanks or a brewhouse, so fewer established manufacturers dominate the market and the used market is thinner, since breweries that install a dosing system tend to keep it in long-term use rather than trade it in.

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Frequently asked questions

What does hop dosing equipment actually do?
A hop dosing system lets a brewer add hops into a fermenter or tank without opening it to the atmosphere, either through a sealed hop rocket connected inline or a dedicated dosing vessel that can be purged of oxygen before hops are pushed through. This reduces oxidation risk during dry hopping and cuts the loss of beer that gets trapped in wet hop material when hops are added loose, giving more repeatable results between batches of the same recipe.
Can hop dosing equipment be retrofitted to existing fermenters?
In many cases yes, since hop dosing units typically connect to a fermenter’s existing ports and racking arm rather than requiring a completely new tank. Compatibility depends on your specific fermenter fittings, so it is worth checking with the dosing equipment supplier and your tank manufacturer before ordering, particularly for older tanks that may not have the right port configuration.
Is hop dosing equipment financed differently from tanks?
It is assessed in a similar way to other brewery equipment, based on the unit’s value, manufacturer and condition, though as a newer and more specialist category than stainless vessels, rates tend to sit a little higher and lenders may ask more questions about the specific system and supplier than they would for a well-established fermenter brand.
Can I finance used hop dosing equipment?
It is possible, though the used market is thinner than for tanks, since this is a newer equipment category and breweries that install a dosing system generally keep it in continued use rather than upgrading or trading it in. Where used units do become available, they can be financed subject to an independent inspection, though new equipment is more commonly financed in this category than used.
What deposit is typical for hop dosing equipment?
Hire purchase typically asks for a 10 to 20% deposit. Finance lease and operating lease usually require none. Given this is generally a smaller purchase than a fermenter or brewhouse, some breweries include hop dosing equipment within a wider tank or brewhouse finance facility rather than financing it as a standalone item.

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