Hop
Galaxy
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- Australia
- Purpose
- aroma
- Alpha acid
- 11.0–16.0 %
- Beta acid
- 5.0–6.9 %
- Cohumulone
- 32–38 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 3.0–5.0 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 65 % of oil
- Humulene
- 3 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 9 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
The Australian benchmark for tropical hop aroma, with one of the highest total oil loads of any commercial variety. Passionfruit and peach dominate; because so much of the oil is myrcene it fades quickly, so keep the additions late and the beer fresh.