Hop
Chinook
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- United States
- Grown in
- Yakima Valley
- Purpose
- dual
- Alpha acid
- 12.0–14.0 %
- Beta acid
- 3.0–4.0 %
- Cohumulone
- 29–35 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.5–2.5 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 38 % of oil
- Humulene
- 20 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 10 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
Pine sap and grapefruit pith with a hard, assertive bitterness — the classic West Coast IPA backbone. Excellent for bittering, but use a light hand late unless you want the beer to taste like a forest.