Hop
Green Bullet
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Purpose
- bittering
- Alpha acid
- 11.0–14.0 %
- Beta acid
- 6.5–7.5 %
- Cohumulone
- 38–42 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.0–1.5 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 38 % of oil
- Humulene
- 28 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 9 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
New Zealand’s old high-alpha workhorse, a Smooth Cone seedling with a spicy, faintly raisiny bitterness. High cohumulone makes it assertive in the kettle; traditional in Kiwi lagers and dark ales rather than as a late hop.