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
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- 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