Hop
Galena
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- United States
- Purpose
- bittering
- Alpha acid
- 11.0–14.0 %
- Beta acid
- 7.0–9.0 %
- Cohumulone
- 36–40 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 0.9–1.3 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 57 % of oil
- Humulene
- 10 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 4 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
An Idaho Cluster seedling that was the American bittering standard for decades, giving blackcurrant and a hint of grapefruit. High beta acid means the bitterness holds up well through a long boil and a long cellar.