Hop
Sterling
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- United States
- Purpose
- aroma
- Alpha acid
- 6.0–9.0 %
- Beta acid
- 4.0–6.0 %
- Cohumulone
- 22–28 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 1.3–1.9 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 46 % of oil
- Humulene
- 21 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 6 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 0 % of oil
Description
A USDA Saaz-type bred for Oregon: spicy and floral with a citrus lift, more assertive than Czech Saaz but in the same family. The default domestic noble stand-in for pilsner, kölsch and Belgian ales when European aroma hops are short.