Hop
Admiral
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Purpose
- bittering
- Alpha acid
- 13.0–16.0 %
- Beta acid
- 4.5–6.5 %
- Cohumulone
- 36–42 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.0–1.8 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 42 % of oil
- Humulene
- 27 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 9 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
A high-alpha Wye variety bred to give British bitters a clean, firm bitterness without shipping American hops in. Best used early in the boil, where its marmalade-and-resin edge stays in the background.