Hop
Saaz Late
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- Czech Republic
- Grown in
- Žatec
- Purpose
- aroma
- Alpha acid
- 3.5–6.0 %
- Beta acid
- 4.0–6.5 %
- Cohumulone
- 20–25 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 0.5–1.2 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 30 % of oil
- Humulene
- 24 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 8 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 12 % of oil
Description
A Žatec selection bred to ripen later than the landrace and hold a little more alpha, without leaving the Saaz idiom. Same farnesene-led herbal spice, slightly fuller; the practical choice when classic Saaz is short or you want a touch more bittering from the aroma charge.