Hop
Herkules
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- Germany
- Purpose
- bittering
- Alpha acid
- 12.0–17.0 %
- Beta acid
- 4.0–5.8 %
- Cohumulone
- 30–36 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.6–2.6 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 42 % of oil
- Humulene
- 28 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 11 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
The highest-tonnage bittering hop in Germany, bred at Hüll for alpha yield per hectare. Clean and neutral in the kettle, which is exactly what a pilsner grist wants underneath its noble late additions.