| Name | Alpha
Acids | Description | Storage
Stability |
| Admiral | 11-15% | Newer high alpha. Replacement for Target. | fair |
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| Chinook | 11-14% | Good quality earthy aroma. Golding ancestry. | fair |
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| Columbus | 14-16% | A potent, high alpha bittering hop with intense aromatic qualities. | fair |
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| Eroica | 9-12% | Very pungent English flavor. Brewers Gold ancestry. | poor |
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| Galena | 11-14% | Pungent English flavor. A selection from seedlings of Brewer's Gold with 50% higher alpha acid content. | fair |
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| Green Bullet | 9-11% | High-alpha acid variety from New Zealand. | ? |
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| Herald | 11-13% | New high-alpha acid dwarf. | very good |
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| Horizon | 11-14% | High-alpha acid. Floral and spicy. | fair to good |
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| Magnum | 13-15% | High-alpha acid variety with German taste characteristics. | very good |
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| Millennium | 13-16% | Aroma Mild, Herbal, similar to Nugget. Very new hop. Primarily used for alpha potential. Possible Substitutions Nugget and Columbus. | poor |
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| Newport | 13–17% | Viewed as a high-bittering alpha hop.
Possible Substitutions Galena, Nugget, Fuggle, Magnum, Brewer’s Gold. Released 2002. | poor to fair |
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| Northdown | 7-10% | Mellow English higher alpha-acid hop | fair |
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| Nugget | 11-14% | High-alpha acid with a delicate, pleasant aroma. | good |
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| Olympic | 11-13% | Moderate aroma. Similar to Chinook. | ? |
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| Sticklbract | 9-11% | Coarse, high-alpha acid variety from New Zealand. | ? |
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| Target | 10-12% | Neutral high-alpha. Used for hopped malt extract. | very poor |
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| Taurus | 12-15% | Ultra high-alpha acid with German characteristics. | poor |
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| Worrior | 15-17% | Ultra high-alpha acid with good aroma characteristics. | good |
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| Name | Alpha
Acids | Description | Storage
Stability |
| Ahtanum | 4-6% | Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney. | fair to good |
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| Backa | <3% | Old Yugoslavian hop. Low yields. | ? |
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| Banner | 9-11% | Similar to Aquila and Cluster with good yield. | ? |
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| Crystal | 3-4% | Bred to replace imported noble hops. Has a Hallertauer character with a nice, floral aroma and flavor. | very poor |
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| Elsasser | <2% | An old French hop with low yields. | ? |
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| Golding | 4-6% | Mild, pleasant flavor. U.S. grown version of the English classic. | good |
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| Hallertauer | 3-6% | Traditional German hop from Hallertau region. Pleasant herbal character with an excellent bittering and flavoring profile. | excellent |
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Hallertauer
Mittelfrüher | 4-5% | German variety of noble-type. Being replaced by newer varieties. | poor |
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| Hersbrucker | 2-5% | Drier, spicier than Hallertauer. Most important aroma variety in Germany. | good |
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| Kent Golding | 4-7% | Flowery aroma has characterized some of the best English bitters. | very poor |
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| Liberty | 3-6% | Somewhat floral and fruity. Similar to Mt. Hood. Triploid cross of Hallertauer Mittlefrüher only with no farnesene in oil. | poor |
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| Lubelski | 3-5% | Refined spicy flavor. Polish hop with Saaz ancestry. | very poor |
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| Mt. Hood | 3-5% | Hallertauer hybrid. Aroma is mild and clean with Hersbrucker similarities. | very poor |
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| Northwest Golding | 4-5% | Known for its aromatic properties. | fair |
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| Polish Lublin | 3-5% | Great for pilsners. Mild and typical noble aroma. Spicy, herbal. | very poor |
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| Saaz | 3-5% | A pleasant flavor and perfumey aroma, well suited for use in your finest Pilsners & Lagers. | very poor |
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| Shinsu Wase | 4-6% | Spicy, refined character. Saaz/American ancestry. | poor |
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| Spalt | 3-6% | Traditional German noble hop. | good |
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| Spalt Select | 3-6% | Hallertauer like aroma. Replacement for traditional Spalter. | good |
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| Strisselspalt | 3-4% | French variety related to Hallertauer. | fair |
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| Styrian Golding | 4-6% | A nice bittering hop with slightly spicy flavor and aroma characteristics. Genetically the same or little different from Fuggle. | fair |
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| Tettnanger | 3-5% | Spicier that Hallertauer. Its rich flavor and flowery nose make it a versatile and favorite lager hop. | fair |
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| Tradition | 5-7% | German, very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüher. | fair |
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| Ultra | 2-3% | Newer domestic aroma variety with Saaz characteristics. | fair |
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| Vanguard | 4-6% | Aroma similar to other european types. | fair |
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| Name | Alpha
Acids | Description | Storage
Stability |
| Amarillo | 8-9% | Citrusy and flowery | fair |
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| Aquila | 6-8% | Similar to Cluster. Not widely used. | ? |
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| Boor | 7-9% | New Czech type. Northern Brewer/Saaz ancestry. | ? |
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| Bramling Cross | 5-8% | Variety Bramling crossed with a male seedling from a Manitoba female. Blackcurrant, lemony aroma. | fair |
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| Brewer's Gold | 6-9% | Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. | very poor |
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| Bullion | 6-9% | Old English variety, similar to Brewer's Gold. | ? |
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| Cascade | 4-6% | Probably the most popular hop. Fuggle and Russian hop (Serebrianker) cross. An hop with a distinct, spicy, floral nose and citrusy flavor. | very poor |
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| Centennial | 9-11% | Strong, rich, fragrant, spicy Cascade-like aroma, as well as for bittering, medium to high bittering. | good |
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| Challenger | 6-9% | One of the few recognized dual-purpose hops
combining moderate amounts of alpha acids with a
good kettle hop aroma. | good |
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| Cluster | 6-8% | Oldest U.S. variety and once dominant. A certain sharpness. | very good |
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| Cluster (Yakima) | 6-9% | Versatile bittering hop. | fair |
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| Columbia | 5-6% | Sibling of Willamette, triploid with a Fuggle parent. Often substituted for Fuggle. | ? |
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| Glacier | 5-6% | An excellent new variety with balanced bittering
properties combined with a good aroma profile. Willamette, US Fuggle, US Tettnang, Styrian
Golding. | good |
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| Eastwell Golding | 5-7% | Closely represents other types of English Goldings. | ? |
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| First Gold | 6-9% | Dwarf hop with fine English Golding character. | very good |
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| Fuggle | 4-5% | Pleasant bittering and a slightly fruity flavor & aroma make this one of the worlds most popular and versatile Ale hops. | poor |
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| New Zealand Hallertauer | 8-9% | A Hallertau aroma with an ability to retain its clean taste. A triploid Hallertau bred from the German Hallertauer Mittelfrüher. | ? |
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| Northern Brewer | 7-9% | Contributes a solid bittering and rich hop flavor to Ales and Lagers. | good |
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| Orion | 6-8% | Dual use hop from Germany. | good |
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| Pacific Gem | 11-12% | A high alpha hop with a pleasant aroma. | very good |
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| Perle | 5-8% | Replacement to Hallertauer Mittelfrüher. | good |
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| Phoenix | 8-12% | Attractive English aroma with high alpha-acid. | excellent |
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| Pioneer | 8-10% | New dwarf variety with clean bitterness and mild English aroma. | good |
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| Pride of Ringwood | 7-10% | Rough and spicy English character. Tasmaian wild/English cross. | very poor |
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| Progress | 5-8% | Simular to Fuggles but a little sweeter. | good |
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| Sanitiam | 5-8% | Foral and slightly spicy. | good |
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| Saxon | 6-7% | English hop released to meet the need for a higher alpha-acid hop. No longer grown. | ? |
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| Simcoe | 12-14% | Good bittering and aroma characters. | good |
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| Sladek | 9-10% | New dual purpose Czech hop with some Saaz characteristics. | good |
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| Sterling | 6-9% | Herbal, spicy with a hint of floral and citrus tones. | good |
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| Talisman | 7-9% | An improved Cluster variety. | ? |
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Whitbread Golding Variety
(WGV) | 5-8% | Traditional English hop with a sweet and fruity aroma. | fair |
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| Willamette | 4-6% | Nice bittering with a light, fruity flavor & aroma. An extremely versatile hop. A triploid hybrid of English Fuggle. | fair |
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