Hops Flashcards
Learn characteristics of common hop varieties
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Amarillo
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- Usage: aroma
- Aroma: floral, tropical, citrus
- Alpha Acids: 8.0-11.0%
- Beta Acids: 6.0-7.0%
- Perception: none
- Substitutes: Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe
- Styles: American ale, IPA, Belgian IPA, double IPA
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Ahtanum
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- Usage: aroma
- Aroma: floral, citrus
- Alpha Acids: 5.7-6.3%
- Beta Acids: 5.0-6.5%
- Perception: used for aromatics and mild bittering
- Substitutes: Amarillo, Cascade
- Styles: American ale, pale ale, IPA, lager
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Australian Galaxy
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Australian Pride of Ringwood
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- Usage: bittering
- Aroma: poor citric, clean
- Alpha Acids: 9.0-11.0%
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- Perception: general-purpose
- Substitutes: cluster
- Styles: Australian beers
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Cascade
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- Usage: aroma
- Aroma: medium intensity, floral, citrus, grapefruit
- Alpha Acids: 4.5-7.0%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-7.0%
- Notes: balanced, good for dry-hopping
- Substitutes: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Centennial
- Styles: US ales, IPA, porter, barleywine, witbier
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Centennial
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- Usage: aroma
- Aroma: medium intensity, floral, citrus tones
- Alpha Acids: 9.5-11.5%
- Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
- Perception: balanced, considered a “super”
- Substitutes: Cascade, Chinook, Columbus
- Styles: US ales, ales, wheat beers
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Chinook
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- Usage: dual-purpose
- Aroma: med intensity, spicy, piney, grapefruit
- Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.0-4.0%
- Perception: high alpha hop with acceptable aroma
- Substitutes: Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer
- Styles: US pale ale, IPA, stout, porter, lager
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Citra
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- Usage: aroma
- Aroma: strong citrus/tropical, grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit, lychee
- Alpha Acids: 11.0-13.0%
- Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
- Perception: intense flavor and aroma
- Substitutes: none/unknown
- Styles: American pale, IPA, double IPA
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Cluster
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- Usage: dual-purpose
- Aroma: strong, floral and spicy
- Alpha Acids: 5.5-8.5%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-5.5%
- Perception: balanced, excellent general-purpose
- Substitutes: Galena
- Styles: ales (aroma), lager (bittering), stout
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Columbus
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- Usage: dual-purpose
- Aroma: pungent
- Alpha Acids: 14.0-16.0%
- Beta Acids: 4.0-5.0%
- Perception: popular, great for dry-hopping
- Substitutes: Chinook, Galena, Millennium, Nugget
- Styles: US IPA, US pale, stout, barleywine, lager
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Crystal
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- Usage: aroma
- Aroma: mild, floral and spicy
- Alpha Acids: 3.5-5.5%
- Beta Acids: 4.5-6.7%
- Perception: most pungent of Hallertau family
- Substitutes: Mt Hood, Hersbrucker, Strisselspalt, Liberty, Hallertau
- Styles: Lager, Kölsch
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Czech Saaz
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Formula for determining ounces of hops to achieve AAU target
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AAU / AA% = Ounces of Hops
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French Strisselspalt
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Galena
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- Usage: dual-purpose
- Aroma: citrus
- Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
- Beta Acids: 7.0-9.0%
- Perception: excellent high-alpha hop, balanced
- Substitutes: Brewer’s Gold, Columbus, Nugget
- Styles: English and American ales
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German Brewer’s Gold
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German Hallertau Mittelfrüe
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German Herkules
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German Hersbrucker
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German Magnum
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German Merkur
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German Northern Brewer
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German Opal
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German Perle
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German Saphir
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German Smaragd (Emerald)
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German Spalt
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German Spalter Select
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German Taurus
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German Tettnang
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German Tradition
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Glacier
* **Usage**: dual-purpose
* **Aroma**: pleasant
* **Alpha Acids**: average 5.63%
* **Beta Acids**: average 7.6%
* **Perception**: excellent balanced bittering, good aroma
* **Substitutes**: Fuggle, Styrian Golding, Willamette
* **Styles**: pale ale, ESB, English pale, porter, stout
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Horizon
* **Usage**: dual-purpose
* **Aroma**: floral, spicy
* **Alpha Acids**: 11.0-13.0%
* **Beta Acids**: 6.5-8.5%
* **Perception**: good aroma, clean tasting beer
* **Substiitutes**: Magnum
* **Styles**: all ales and lagers
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Liberty
* **Usage**: aroma
* **Aroma**: mild, slightly spicy
* **Alpha Acids**: 3.0-5.0%
* **Beta Acids**: 3.0-4.0%
* **Perception**: similar to imported German aroma varieties like Hallertau
* **Substitutes**: US/German Hallertau, German Tradition, Mt Hood
* **Styles**: lager, pilsner, bock, kölsch, wheat
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Millennium
* **Usage**: bittering
* **Aroma**: mild, herbal
* **Alpha Acids**: 14.5-16.5%
* **Beta Acids**: 4.3-5.3%
* **Perception**: high alpha
* **Substitutes**: Columbus, Nugget, Summit
* **Styles**: ales, stout, barley wine
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Mt Hood
* **Usage**: aroma
* **Aroma**: mild, somewhat pungent
* **Alpha Acids**: 4.0-8.0%
* **Beta Acids**: 5.0-7.5%
* **Perception**: none
* **Substitutes**: German Hallertau, German Hersbrucker
* **Styles**: lager, pilsner, bock, alt, Munich helles, wheat
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Mt Rainier
* **Usage**: dual-purpose
* **Aroma**: excellent floral/noble aromas, citrus and licorice tones
* **Alpha Acids**: 5.0-8.1%
* **Beta Acids**: 5.0-7.0%
* **Perception**: similar to Hallertau with more bittering strength
* **Substitutes**: Hallertauer, Fuggle
* **Styles**: n/a, terminated in 2010
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New Zealand Cascade
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New Zealand Hallertau Aroma
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New Zealand Motueka
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New Zealand Nelson Sauvin
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New Zealand Pacifica
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New Zealand Pacific Gem
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New Zealand Riwaka
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Nugget
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Palisade
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Santiam
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Simcoe
* **Usage**: aroma, bittering
* **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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Sorachi Ace
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Sterling
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Styrian Aurora
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Styrian Bobek
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Styrian Celeia
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Styrian Golding
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Summit
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UK Admiral
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UK Bramling Cross
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UK Challenger
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UK East Kent Golding
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UK First Gold
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UK Fuggle
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UK Northdown
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UK Phoenix
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UK Pilgrim
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UK Pioneer
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UK Progress
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UK Target
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UK WGV
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US Brewer's Gold
* **Usage**: bittering
* **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
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US Fuggle
* **Usage**: aroma
* **Aroma**: mild, woody and fruity
* **Alpha Acids**: 4.0-5.5%
* **Beta Acids**: 1.5-2.0%
* **Perception**: traditional English aroma hop
* **Substitutes**: UK Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding
* **Styles**: English beers, US ale, lambic
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US Golding
* **Usage**: aroma
* **Aroma**: mild, delicate classic English-type
* **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
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US Hallertau
* **Usage**: aroma
* **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
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US Magnum
* **Usage**: bittering
* **Aroma**: no distinct aroma
* **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
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US Northern Brewer
* **Usage**: dual-purpose
* **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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US Perle
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US Saaz
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US Tettnang
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Vanguard
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Warrior
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Willamette
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