{"id":239,"date":"2006-05-22T19:59:59","date_gmt":"2006-05-23T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rooftopbrew.net\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2006-05-22T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2006-05-23T03:59:59","slug":"hop-variety-chart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rooftopbrew.net\/?page_id=239","title":{"rendered":"Hop Variety Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a certifiable hop head, I’ve found that I need a quick and easy reference to help me keep some of these varieties straight. I’ll be adding some more personalized notes as I feel like it, or as I try a new beer with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hop<\/th>\n% Alpha Acid<\/th>\nCharacteristics<\/th>\nSubstitutes<\/th>\nBeers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ahtanum<\/td>\n5.5-6.5<\/td>\nFloral and citrus<\/td>\nCascade, Amarillo<\/td>\nLagers, Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amarillo<\/td>\n8-11<\/td>\nMeaty, citrusy and floral<\/td>\nCascade, Centennial<\/td>\nIPA, Pale, Amber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewers Gold<\/td>\n8-10<\/td>\nGeneric bittering hop, blackcurrant aroma<\/td>\nBullion<\/td>\nAles, Pils, Lambics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bullion<\/td>\n7-9<\/td>\nBittering hop with distinctive herbal aroma<\/td>\nColumbus, No. Brewer<\/td>\nIPA, Pale, Bitter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cascade<\/td>\n4.5-7<\/td>\nCitrusy, floral and aromatic, excellent for dry hopping<\/td>\nAmarillo, Centennial<\/td>\nAmerican Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centennial<\/td>\n9.5-11.5<\/td>\nCitrus, floral and decent aroma, similar to cascade – aka “Super
\nCascade”<\/td>\n		Cascade, Amarillo, Chinook<\/td>\nAmerican Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinook<\/td>\n12-14<\/td>\nBittering, mild to medium spicy aroma<\/td>\nNugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer<\/td>\nAmerican Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbus<\/td>\n14-16<\/td>\nHigh alpha for bittering, good oils for dry hopping. Also known as Tommahawk.<\/td>\nNugget, Chinook, Target, Northern Brewer<\/td>\nAmerican Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal<\/td>\n3.5-5.5<\/td>\nHighly aromatic member of Hallertau family<\/td>\nMt. Hood, Hersbruck, Liberty, Hallertau<\/td>\nLager, Pils, Kolsch, Alt, Abbey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fuggle<\/td>\n4-5.5<\/td>\nTraditional British aroma hop<\/td>\nWillamette<\/td>\nBritish, American Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galena<\/td>\n12-14<\/td>\nHigh alpha with balanced bittering and good aroma.<\/td>\nNugget<\/td>\nBritish, American Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glacier<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\nBalanced bittering and nice aroma<\/td>\nWillamette, Golding, Fuggle<\/td>\nBritish, American Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golding<\/td>\n4-5<\/td>\nMild aromatic and bittering flavors<\/td>\nWillamette, Fuggle, Kent Golding<\/td>\nBitters, ESB, Stouts, Pales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hallertauer<\/td>\n3.5-5.5<\/td>\nGerman aromatic hop<\/td>\nLiberty, German Hallertau<\/td>\nPils, Lagers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horizon<\/td>\n11-13<\/td>\nLow co-humulone hop, use for both bittering and aroma<\/td>\nMagnum<\/td>\nAny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent Golding<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nBritish aromatic, mild herbal aroma<\/td>\nUS Golding, Willamette<\/td>\nBritish Ales, Pales, Stouts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\n3-5<\/td>\nDomestic comparison to Hallertau, mild, slightly spicy<\/td>\nHalltertau<\/td>\nPils, Lagers, Wheat, Kolsch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magnum<\/td>\n12-14<\/td>\nBittering hop<\/td>\nNorthern Brewer<\/td>\nPils, Lagers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern Brewer<\/td>\n8-10<\/td>\nDual purpose – bittering and aromatic<\/td>\nMagnum, Chinook<\/td>\nBritish Ales, Kolsch, Wheats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nugget<\/td>\n12-14<\/td>\nHigh alpha bittering with grassy, resiny aroma<\/td>\nGalena, Magnum, Columbus<\/td>\nLagers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palisades<\/td>\n9-10<\/td>\nNew higher alpha willamette replacement<\/td>\nUnknown as of yet<\/td>\nBritish Ales, American Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saaz<\/td>\n3-4.5<\/td>\nAromatic and bittering hop distinctive of Pils and other European lagers<\/td>\nSterling<\/td>\nPilsners, Lagers, Belgians<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santiam<\/td>\n5-7<\/td>\nAromatic hop with noble hop characteristics<\/td>\nTettnang, Spalt<\/td>\nLager, Pils, Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simcoe<\/td>\n12-14<\/td>\nAromatic and high alpha bittering. Aroma is sharp, piney, and very green.<\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\nAmerican Ales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tettnanger<\/td>\n4-5<\/td>\nSpicy noble aromatic hop<\/td>\nSpalt, Santiam<\/td>\nPils, Lagers, Kolsch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanguard<\/td>\n5.5-6<\/td>\nSimilar to aromatic noble hops<\/td>\nHallertau, Liberty<\/td>\nLager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat, Belgian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warrior<\/td>\n15-17<\/td>\nMild, Cascade-like aroma<\/td>\nNugget, Columbus<\/td>\nIPA, Pales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willamette<\/td>\n4-6<\/td>\nMild aromatic hop<\/td>\nFuggle, Tettnang, Golding<\/td>\nBritish Ales, Pales, Browns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zues<\/td>\n13-17<\/td>\nGrassy aroma, high alpha, resiny bitterness<\/td>\nColumbus<\/td>\nBitters, Lagers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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