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Comprehensive Hop Guide

This document provides information on various hop varieties including their typical alpha acid percentages, common beer styles they are used in, possible substitutes, and flavor descriptions. Some key hops mentioned include Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Chinook, Galena, and Magnum which are often used to add bitterness, floral, citrus or piney flavors to styles like IPAs, pale ales, and stouts. The document serves as a reference for brewers to understand what characteristics different hops will impart to their beers.

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Comprehensive Hop Guide

This document provides information on various hop varieties including their typical alpha acid percentages, common beer styles they are used in, possible substitutes, and flavor descriptions. Some key hops mentioned include Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Chinook, Galena, and Magnum which are often used to add bitterness, floral, citrus or piney flavors to styles like IPAs, pale ales, and stouts. The document serves as a reference for brewers to understand what characteristics different hops will impart to their beers.

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alpha typical posslble

name acid % beer styles substitutes flavor description


Admiral (U.K.) 13.5 to 16% Ale U K. Ta et Known lor Ib blllerlng potanllal.
U:K. ~oahdown,
U.K. Chellenger
Ahtanum 4 to 6.% Laper, American ales Cascade, Amarlllo Floral, cltrur, sharp and ptney.
Amarillo 8 to WO Ale, IPA Cascade. Csntennlal Cltruay, Ilowery.
Bramling C r m (U.K.) 5 to 7% ESB, biller, pale ala U K. Kent Gotdln Quite mild, lrulty currant aroma.
U:K. Pmpnss, &itbread
Goldtfq$-Variety
Bravo 1&1l% Amerlcen-rlyle IPA?

Brewer's Gold 7 to 8.54: Enpllah ale Bullion Blllarlnp hop with neutral aroma character.
Bmwer'r Gold (German) 6 to 7% Ate, heavier German- Northdown, Nolthern Black currant, Iruity, spicy.
rtyle lapen W e t , Galena. Bultlon
Bullion 6.5 to 9% IPA, ESB. atout Columbus, M o r n Bnwor. A rich hop primarily used lor blllertnp. Intense black
German B m u ' s Gold currant aroma.
Cascade 4.5 to 7% Pala ale, IPA, potter, Centennial, Amarillo. Flowaq, cltruay. Can have a prapelruit Ilavor.
barleywine possibly Columbus
Centennial 8 to 11 3% All ale rlyles, has been Cascade, Columbus, Medium wlth lloral and c l b w loner.
usad with wheat beer Chlnook
Challenger (U.K.) 6.5 to 8.5% Enplbh#eales. porlw, U.S. or German Psrle, Mlld to moderate, quite spicy.
W.E bn$r Northern Brewer
Chinook 10 to 14% Pals ale, IPA, stout, Nupget, eolumbua, Momern Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney and prapelruity.
potter, lagar Bmwet, U.K. Targat
Cluster 5.5 to 6.5% Ale and laper (pood Galana Medium and quits spicy.
aroma lor ale pood
blllarino lor 1;oer)
Columbus 11 to 16% IPA, pale ale, stout Tomahawt. Zeus Punpent.

CryJlal 2 to 4.5% Laper, pilsner, ESB MI. Hood, Henbruckar, Mild, spicy and Ilmraq.
F n m h Strlnlegalt.
~iberty,Hallahuer
First Gold (U.K.) 8.5 to 8.5% Ale, ESB U.K. Kent Goldinp, maybe A Illlie llb Goldinp lamily; rplcy.
Cmtal
Fuggle (U.S.) 4 to 5S0% A Enpliah Mild, woody and fruity.
orLerican3'

Fuggle (U.K.) 4 to 5.5% All Engllrh-rlyle alas, U.S. Fu ple Willamstts, Mild, pleasant and hoppy.
ESB. bmer, laper s w a n addinn
Galena loto 14% Ale, potter, M u t . ESB. Nuppet, Rlde of Citruay.
blller Ring*rwd, Chlnook
Glacier 3.3 to 9.7% Enpllsh ales, M u t . Wltlamette. U.S. Fupptes Mild flavor, earthy aroma.
potter
Golding (U.S.) 4 to 6% Pate ale. ESB, all Mild, edmmely pleasant and pently hoppy,
Enpllrh-style beer U.K. RPpnq

Green Bullet UHra, Heltettauer Dual purpose hop.


(New Zealand) i%%n
Cryrtsl, MI. Hood

3.5 to 5.5% Laper, pilsner, bock, Libedy, German Tradltlon, Veq mild, pleaaanl and rllghlly floweq, some spicy.
Hallrrtauer (U.S.) wheat Ultra
6 to 8.5% Laper U.S. Hallehuer Knmn for ammatlc propertiessimilar to Hallerlauer.
Hallertauer Gold
Hallertauer Mlttellriih 3 to 5.5% Lapar, bosk, whaat, Vanguard Mlld and pleasant.
maybe p l l ~ e r
Ve flne slmllar lo German
Hallerlauer Tradition (Get.) 3.5 lo 5.5% Mlld-flavored been Cryrbl, Libedy ~a~erta;~lttlefr~h.

Henbrudtw (Grrman) 3 to 5.5% Lager, pllmer, bock, MI Hood F n m h Mlld to seml-stmnp, pleasanf and hoppy.
wheat smncdn~t
Horizon 11 lo 14% Ate, laper Mapnum of a hlphalph Floral and spicy.
hw

Kent Goldinp (U.K.) 4 to 5.5% All Enp!lah-dyle ales, U.S. Gotdtng WGV, Gentle. fraprant, and plearant.
ESB, b~tter U.K. prop&

Llbetly 3 to 0% Laper, pilsner, bock, Lllertawr TradMm Mlld and clean aroma, sllphlly rptcy character.
wheat Hallertsuer, MI. Id
Magnum 13 to 15% All bean partlculatly N e r nBmer Good, bitter quellly.
taper, pil;ner, stout
Mt. Hood 3 to 0% Lager, pllmer, bock, Crystal, Frsnch Mlld, pleasant and clean, wmowhat pungent and reslny.
wheat SIridrspall, Hrnbrudur
Newpwt 13-17% any Clsna,N~ql#al Falrly punpent.

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