| Pedigree |
Selected from a cross between Brewers Gold and a high
alpha acids male with good storage properties |
| Maturity |
Mid season |
| Yield |
1900 - 2500 kg./ha. or 1700 - 2230 lb./ac. |
| Growth Habit |
Good |
| Disease Reaction |
Little visual reaction to infection with Prunus necrotic
ring-spot virus. Moderate to good resistance to downy mildew, but
susceptible to spider mites. |
| Pickability |
Excellent |
| Drying/Baling |
Normal |
| Cone Structure |
Heavy, tight and moderately long |
| Quality |
| Luplin |
Plentiful and yellow-orange in color |
| Aroma |
Quite heavy and herbal |
| Alpha Acids |
12.0 - 14.0% w/w |
| Beta Acids |
4.0 - 6.0% w/w |
| Co-Humulone |
24 - 30% of alpha-acids |
| Storageability |
70 - 80% alpha acids remaining after six (6) months
storage at 20ºC |
| Total Oil |
1.7 - 2.3 mls/100 grams |
| Myrcene |
51 - 59% of whole oil |
| Humulene |
12 - 22% of whole oil |
| Caryphyllene |
7 - 10% of whole oil |
| Farnesene |
<1% of whole oil |
|
| General Trade Perception |
A high alpha acids hop with a good aroma profile |
| Possible Substitutions |
Columbus, Chinook, Wye Target, Galena, Magnum |
| Beer Styles |
Ales, Stout |
| Other Information |
Released in 1982 and now a major high alpha acids variety
in the U. S. A. |
