Hop Varieties Flashcards
Ahtanum™
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Open pollination
- Aroma: Floral, citrus
- Alpha Acids: 5.7-6.3%
- Beta Acids: 5.0-6.5%
- Perception: Used for its aromatic properties and moderate bittering.
- Substitutes: Amarillo, Cascade
- Styles: American Ale, Pale Ale, IPA, Lager
Amarillo®
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Privately grown/registered
- Aroma: Floral, tropical, citrus
- Alpha Acids: 8.0-11.0%
- Beta Acids: 6.0-7.0%
- Perception: Viewed as a Cascade type.
- Substitutes: Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe
- Styles: American Ale, IPA, Belgian IPA, Double IPA
Australian Galaxy
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: N/A
- Aroma: Distinctive citrus and passion fruit character
- Alpha Acids: 13.5-14.8%
- Beta Acids: 5.8-6.0%
- Perception: Often used as a late addition for flavor and aroma.
- Substitutes: Citra
- Styles: IPA, Double IPA
Australian Pride of Ringwood
- Usage: Bittering
- Pedigree: N/A
- Aroma: poor citric, clean
- Alpha Acids: 9.0-11.0%
- Beta Acids: Unknown
- Perception: General-purpose
- Substitutes: Cluster
- Styles: Australian Beers
Cascade
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Open pollination of Fuggle seedling, derived from Fuggle adn Serebrianka
- Aroma: Medium intensity, floral, citrus, grapefruit
- Alpha Acids: 4.5-7.0%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-7.0%
- Perception: An aroma variety with well-balanced bittering potential. Good for dry hopping.
- Substitutes: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Centennial
- Styles: US Ales, IPA, Porter, Barley Wine, Witbier
Centennial
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Cross between Brewer’s Gold and a USDA male.
- Aroma: Medium intensity, floral and citrus tones
- Alpha Acids: 9.5-11.5%
- Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
- Perception: Very balanced, sometimes called a “super”
- Substitutes: Cascade, Chinook, Columbus
- Styles: US Ales, Ales, Wheat Beers
Chinook
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Cross between Petham Golding and high alpha USDA male
- Aroma: Medium intensity, spicy, piney and distinct with subtle grapefruit tones
- Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.0-4.0%
- Perception: High alpha hop with an acceptable aroma profile.
- Substitutes: Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer
- Styles: US Pale Ale, IPA, Stout, Porter, Lager
Citra®
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Comprised of Hallertauer Mittlefrüh, US Tettnang, Brewer’s Gold and East Kent Golding
- Aroma: Strong citrus and tropical tones: grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee
- Alpha Acids: 11.0-13.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
- Perception: New, up and coming variety, known for its intense flavor and aroma characteristics
- Substitutes: Unknown
- Styles: American Pale, IPA, Double IPA
Cluster
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Unknown; may have arisen from hybridization of imported varieties and indigenous male hops
- Aroma: Strong, floral and spicy
- Alpha Acids: 5.5-8.5%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-5.5%
- Perception: Excellent general purpose hop with balanced bittering and aroma potential.
- Substitutes: Galena
- Styles: Ales (Aroma), Lagers (Bittering) and Stout; used in reproductions of historical US beer styles
- Other: Oldest hop variety grown in the US
Columbus
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Bred and selected from Hopunion breeding
- Aroma: Pungent
- Alpha Acids: 14.0-16.0%
- Beta Acids: 4.0-5.0%
- Perception: Popular oil profile, great for dry hopping
- Substitutes: Chinook, Galena, Millennium, Nugget
- Styles: US IPA, US Pale Ale, Stout, Barley Wine, Lager
- Other: Part of “CTZ” with Tomahawk® and Zeus
Crystal
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Triploid variety from German Hallertau with contributions from Cascade, Brewer’s Gold and Early Green; a half-sister of Mt. Hood and Liberty.
- Aroma: Mild, floral and spicy
- Alpha Acids: 3.5-5.5%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-6.7%
- Perception: The most pungent of the new triploid Hallertau family
- Substitutes: Mt Hood, Hersbrucker, Strisselspalt, Liberty, Hallertau
- Styles: Lager, Kölsch, ESB, Pilsner, IPA, Pale Ale, and Belgian Ales
Czech Saaz
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Czech aroma landrace variety
- Aroma: Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes
- Alpha Acids: 2.0-5.0%
- Beta Acids: 7.0-8.0%
- Perception: The classical “noble” aroma hop with long and strong traditions. Associated with the renowned Pilsner lager.
- Substitutes: Polish Lublin, US Saaz, US Sterling
- Styles: Pilsner, Lagers, Belgian-Style Ales, Lambic
- Other: Predominant Czech variety
French Strisselspalt
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Major aroma hop of the Alsace area of France near Strasbourg
- Aroma: Medium intensity, pleasant and hoppy
- Alpha Acids: 3.0-5.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.0-5.5%
- Perception: Worldwide acceptance as a good aroma hop.
- Substitutes: Mt. Hood, Crystal, Hersbrucker
- Styles: Pilsner, Lager, Wheat, Belgian-style Ales, Saison and Biere de Garde
Galena
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Open pollination of Brewer’s Gold
- Aroma: Citrus
- Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
- Beta Acids: 7.0-9.0%
- Perception: Excellent high alpha hop with balanced bittering and aroma characteristics
- Substitutes: Brewer’s Gold, Columbus, Nugget
- Styles: Most English-style and American-style Ales
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Glacier
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Offspring of Elsasser
- Aroma: Pleasant hop
- Alpha Acids: Average 5.63%
- Beta Acids: Average 7.6%
- Perception: Excellent variety with balanced bittering properties and a good aroma profile.
- Substitutes: Fuggle, Styrian Golding, Willamette
- Styles: Pale Ale, ESB, English-style Pale Ale, Porter, Stout
Horizon
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Half-sister of Nugget
- Aroma: Floral, spicy
- Alpha Acids: 11.0-13.0%
- Beta Acids: 6.5-8.5%
- Perception: Medium alpha, good aroma, dual purpose hop. Low co-humulone results in clean tasting beer.
- Substiitutes: Magnum
- Styles: Ales, Lagers
Liberty
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Cross between tetraploid female hop cultivar, Hallertau Mittlefruh, and downy mildew resistant male. A half sister to Ultra, Mt. Hood and Crystal.
- Aroma: Mild, slightly spicy
- Alpha Acids: 3.0-5.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.0-4.0%
- Perception: Close similarities to imported German aroma varieties, especially Hallertau
- Substitutes: US or German Hallertau, German Tradition, Mt. Hood
- Styles: Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Kölsch, Wheat
Millennium
- Usage: Bittering
- Pedigree: Descendent of Nugget
- Aroma: Mild, herbal
- Alpha Acids: 14.5-16.5%
- Beta Acids: 4.3-5.3%
- Perception: High alpha, very similar to Columbus and Nugget
- Substitutes: Columbus, Nugget, Summit™
- Styles: Ales, Stout, Barley Wine
Mt. Hood
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: Triploid seedling of Gr. Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, half sister to Ultra, Liberty and Crystal
- Aroma: Mild, somewhat pungent
- Alpha Acids: 4.0-8.0%
- Beta Acids: 5.0-7.5%
- Perception: Aroma hop variety with similarities to the German Hallertau and Hersbrucker varieties.
- Substitutes: German Hallertau, German Hersbrucker
- Styles: Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Alt, Munich Helles, Wheat
Mt. Rainier
- Usage: Dual-purpose
- Pedigree: Complex parentage including Hallertau, Galena, and Fuggle
- Aroma: Excellent floral/noble aromas, with citrus and licorice tones
- Alpha Acids: 5.0-8.1%
- Beta Acids: 5.0-7.0%
- Perception: Similar to Hallertau, but with more bittering strength.
- Substitutes: Hallertauer, Fuggle
- Styles: N/A - only grown through 2010
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- Usage: Bittering
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Canterbury Golding - Aroma: Mild, herbal and pleasant
- Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.5%
- Beta Acids: 4.0-6.0%
- Perception: A high alpha hop with a good aroma profile
- Substitutes: Galena, Magnum, Columbus
- Styles: Ales, Stout, Barley Wine, Saison, Biere de Garde
Palisade®
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Simcoe
- Usage: aroma, bittering
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- Aroma: unique, pine-like aroma
- Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
- Beta Acids: 4.0-5.0%
- Perception: used for aromatics and bittering
- Substitutes: Summit, Magnum
- Styles: American ale, pale ale, IPA, double IPA
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US Brewer’s Gold
- Usage: bittering
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- Aroma: black currant, fruity, spicy
- Alpha Acids: 8.0-10.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
- Perception: mainly used for bittering
- Substitutes: Chinook, Galena, Nugget
- Styles: ale, pilsner, lambic, saison
US Fuggle
- Usage: Aroma
- Pedigree: A chance seedling
- Aroma: Mild, woody and fruity
- Alpha Acids: 4.0-5.5%
- Beta Acids: 1.5-2.0%
- Perception: Traditional English-type aroma hop
- Substitutes: UK Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding
- Styles: Any English-style beer, US Ale, Lambic
US Golding
- Usage: aroma
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- Alpha Acids: 4.0-6.0%
- Beta Acids: 2.0-3.0%
- Perception: popular among US ale breweries
- Substitutes: Fuggle, UK East Kent & Styrian Golding
- Styles: English beers, bitters, pales, Belgian ales, barleywine
US Hallertau
- Usage: aroma
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- Aroma: very mild, slightly flowery and spicy
- Alpha Acids: 3.5-5.5%
- Beta Acids: 3.5-5.5%
- Perception: traditional German aroma hop
- Substitutes: Liberty, German Hallertau, German Tradition
- Styles: Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat, Munich Helles
US Magnum
- Usage: bittering
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- Alpha Acids: 10.0-14.0%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-7.0%
- Perception: clean bittering hop
- Substitutes: German Magnum, Horizon
- Styles: all ales and lagers
US Northern Brewer
- Usage: dual-purpose
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- Aroma: medium intensity, evergreen, wood, mint
- Alpha Acids: 8.0-10.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.0-5.0%
- Perception: true dual-purpose with good aroma
- Substitutes: German Northern Brewer, Chinook
- Styles: all English, esp porters, ales, kölsch, Munich Helles
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Newport
- Usage: Bittering
- Pedigree: Open pollination
- Aroma: Mild
- Alpha Acids: 5.0-8.1%
- Beta Acids: 5.0-7.0%
- Perception: Viewed as a high-bittering alpha hop.
- Substitutes: Galena, Nugget, Fuggle, Magnum, Brewer’s Gold
- Styles: Ales, Stout, Barley Wine