Hop
Northern Brewer
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- Germany
- Grown in
- Hallertau
- Purpose
- dual
- Alpha acid
- 6.0–10.0 %
- Beta acid
- 3.0–5.0 %
- Cohumulone
- 20–30 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.5–2.0 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 35 % of oil
- Humulene
- 25 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 8 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
Bred at Wye and grown commercially in the Hallertau: mint, wood and a clean pine resin that defined steam beer and a generation of German ales. Dual-purpose in the old sense — it bitters firmly and still leaves a recognizable late-hop character.