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Bittering hop. One of the earliest high alpha hops in the world. Raised in 1919 at Wye College from a wild Manitoban female crossed with an English male hop. Mainly bittering Stouts and Dark ales. This hop has a resiny/earthy aroma/flavor and can be a bit rough. Substitutions: Northern Brewer and Galena.
The European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated as EBU, is a bitterness scale [24] in which lower values are generally "less bitter" and higher values "more bitter". The scale and method are defined by the European Brewery Convention , and the numerical value should be the same as of the International Bittering Units scale (IBU), defined ...
The alpha acid "rating" on hops indicates the amount of alpha acid as a percentage of total weight of the hop. Hops with a higher alpha acid content will contribute more bitterness than a lower alpha acid hop when using the same amount of hops. High alpha acid varieties of hops are more efficient for producing highly bitter beers.
Bittering hops have higher concentrations of alpha acids, and are responsible for the large majority of the bitter flavour of a beer. European (so-called "noble") hops typically average 5–9% alpha acids by weight (AABW), and the newer American cultivars typically range from 8–19% AABW.
How much hop bitterness and aroma is appropriate varies between beer styles. There are many varieties of hops, some of which are associated with beers from specific regions. For example, Saaz hops are associated with Czech Pilsners; Hallertau and Tettnanger are two of the "noble" hop varieties one expects to find in German beers, and Kent ...
Bitter: Bitter [17] Bitter Ordinary Bitter Special or Best Bitter Extra Special Bitter Bitter [18] Ordinary Bitter Best Bitter Strong Bitter Blonde Ale: Golden or Blonde Ale Belgian-Style Blonde Ale Blonde Ale Bock: Bok, Bock [19] Bock Traditional German-Style Bock Helles Bock/Dunkles Bock Brown ale: Brown Ale [20] [21] Brown ale English-Style ...
Humulus lupulus, the common hop or hops, is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. It is a perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn. [2] It is dioecious (having separate male and female plants) and native to West Asia, Europe and North ...
Hops are the flowers of the hops plant Humulus lupulus. These flowers contain over 440 essential oils, which contribute to the aroma and non-bitter flavors of beer. [ 4 ] However, the distinct bitterness especially characteristic of pale ales comes from a family of compounds called alpha-acids (also called humulones ) and beta-acids (also ...