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A very simple post this time. Just one huge table, really. Of hop varieties.

Everyone goes crazy about hops nowadays. So I'm sure some of you will enjoy this.



Properties of principal hop cultivars


Cultivar
a acid (%)
a/b ratio (%)
Cohumulone (%)
Oil (%)
Humulene/ Caryophyllene ratio
Comments


Australia


Opal
13
3.2
30
1.5
2.5



Pride of Ringwood
9.0-11.0
1.7
33
2
0.1



Super Pride
13.9
2.4
27
1
0.4



Topaz
11.5
2
40
1
0.2



Victoria
11.0-14.0
2.1
38
1.1
1.6



Belgium


Record
5.5-8.5
1
30
1.8
2.5



Czech Republic


Bor
6.5-11
1.8
25
1.5
3.2
Dual


Premiant
7.0-11.0
1.9
22
1.5
3
Dual


Saaz
3.0-4.5
0.9
26
0.4
3.5



Sladek
4.0-8.0
1
28
1.5
2.4
Aroma


England


Admiral
13.5-16.2
2.6-3.2
26-32
1.0-1.7

Wilt tolerant


Bramling Cross
6.0-7.8
2.4-3.1
26-31
0.7-1.0
2.2
Wilt tolerant


Brewers Gold
5.5-8.5
1.9
38
1.5
2.3



Bullion
6.0-9.0
1.9
36
3.2
1.5



First Gold (Dwarf)
5.6-8.7
2.4-3.2
29-34
0.7-1.4
3.2
Wilt tolerant


Fuggle
3.0-5.6
1.5-2.2
29-30
0.7-1.1
3.3



Goldings
4.4-6.7
2.1-2.6
26-32
0.8-1.0
3.5



Herald (Dwarf)
11.0-13.0
2.4
37
1.0-2.2
2.4
Wilt resistant


Northern Brewer
6.5-10.0
2
23
2
2.8



Phoenix
12.0-15.0
2.1-2.6
24-28
1.2-2.5

Wilt resistant


Progress
6.0-7.5
2.8-3.3
27-36
0.5-0.8
3.3
Wilt tolerant


Whitbread Golding Variety (WGV)
5.4-7.7
2.3-3.0
32-43
0.8-1.2
3.5
Wilt tolerant


Wye Challenger
6.5-8.5
1.8-2.1
20-25
1.0-1.5
3.1



Wye Northdown
6.8-9.6
1.5-2.2
24-29
1.2-2.2
2.7



Wye Target
9.9-12.6
2.2-2.8
35-39
1.2-1.4
2.4
Wilt resistant


France


Strisselspalt
2.0-5.0
1
24
0.7
2.4



Germany


Hallertau mittelfrüh
3.5-5.0
1
21
0.6-1.0
3.7
Aroma


Hallertau tradition
5.0-7.0
1.2
26
1.2-1.4
3.8
Aroma


Hersbrucker spät
3.0-5.0
0.9
25
0.6-1.0
2.5
Aroma


Hüller (Bitterer)
5.0-7.0
1.2
30
1.0-1.3
1.9



Magnum
12.0-14.0
2.6
26
1.6-2.1
3.6
Bitter


Perle
6.0-8.5
1.6
29
1.0-1.3
2.6
Aroma


Spalter
4.0-5.0
1.1
24
0.6-1.0
3.3



Spalter
4.0-5.5
1.3
24
0.6-1.0
2
Aroma


Taurus
12.0-15.0
3
24
1.2-1.5
3.7
Bitter


Tettnang
3.5-5.0
1
25
0.4-1.0
2.7
Aroma


New Zealand


Green Bullet
12.5-13.5
1.8
42
0.8
3.2



NZ Hallertau aroma
8.5
1.3
29
1.25
2



Pacific Gem
14.0-16.0
1.8
41
1.5
3.2



Pacific Hallertau
6
1
26
1.26
2.9



Southern Cross
11.0-12.0
1.9
27
1.2
3.4



Stricklebract
13.5-14.5
1.7
38
1
3.2



Super Alpha
12.5-13.5
1.5
38
1.5
3.2



Poland


Limbus
5.3
-
36
1.7
2.2
Aroma


Lubekski
4
-
31.8
1.2
5.1
Aroma


Lublin
3.5-4.5
1.3
27
1
3.7



Marynka
11.1
-
25
2.3
5
Bitter


Oktawia
10.6
-
34
1.6
4.4
Bitter


Sybilla
7.3
-
34
1.7
3.8
Bitter


Zbyszko
8.5
-
26
1
2.5
Bitter


Slovenia


Ahil
8.0-10.0
2.2
27
1
2.4



Apolon
8.0-10.0
2.2
27
1
2.5



Atlas
8.0-10.0
2.2
31
0.8
2.3



Aurora
8.5-10.5
2.1
25
1
2.9



Bobek
5.7
1.1
33
2.3
3.2



Blisk
6
2
37
1.9
2.4



Buket
8.2
2.3
24
2.7
2.9



Cekin
5.6
2.2
27
1.3
3.3



Celeia
5.4
2.1
28
2.1
2.4



Cerera
5.2
1.7
30
2
2.7



Cicero
8.7
2.9
28
1.5
2.9



Savinja (Styrian)


Golding
4.5-6.0
2
28
0.8
3.1



South Africa


Outeniqua
12.0-13.5
2.8
29
1.6
3
Bitter


Southern Brewer
9.0-10.5
2.4
39
1.5
2.1
Bitter


Southern Promise
9.5-11.5
2.3
21
0.7
2.4
Dual purpose


Southern Star
12.0-15.5
2.8
31
1.6
1.5
Bitter


United States


Cascade
4.5-7.0
1
37
1.2
2.7



Chelan
14.5
1.4
35
1.5
1.2



Chinook
12.0-14.0
3.9
32
2
2



Cluster
5.5-8.5
1.4
36-42
0.4-0.8
2.5



Columbus/Tomohawk/Zeus (CTZ)
14-18
3.1
29-34
2.0-3.5
1.7



Galena
11.0-13.0
1.6
44
0.9-1.4
2



Horizon
13.6
2.2
19
1.9
1.6
Dual


Millenium
15.5
3.2
30
2
2.4



Mount Hood
5.0-8.0
1.1
23
1.1
2.5



Nugget
12.0-14.0
3.3
27
2
2.2



Willamette
5.0-7.0
1.6
33
1.2
2.9



YCR-5 (Warrior)
14.5-16.5
2.6
24-26
1.0-2.0
1.9



Humulus lupulus var. neomexicanus
3.1
1.4
65
0.6-0.8
0.73



Source:


"Brewing Science and Practice" by Dennis E. Briggs, Chris A. Boulton, Peter A. Brookes and Roger Stevens, 2000, page 252 - 253.



OK, I will make one small point. Note how Belgium and the Czech are the only real beer countries with no high-alpha varieties. Oh, and considering how few hops are grown in Britain, there are an awful lot of different varieties. One last thing - see how the traditional varieties co-exist side by side with new ones. You don't see that with malt.

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