Hop
Rakau
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Purpose
- dual
- Alpha acid
- 9.0–11.5 %
- Beta acid
- 4.5–5.5 %
- Cohumulone
- 22–26 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.8–2.4 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 55 % of oil
- Humulene
- 15 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 8 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
Formerly sold as Alpha Aroma, Rakau leads with clean apricot and stone fruit over a resinous base. Good oil for its alpha, which makes it an efficient whirlpool hop in pale ales and fruit-forward IPAs.