Hop Varieties
Most Popular Hop Varieties
Bullion Average alpha: 8-11%. Coarse flavor and aroma. Spicy and pungent. Used as a bittering hop only. Recommended for stouts.
Cascade Average alpha: 5-7%. Good aroma, coarser flavor than more traditional hops. Recommended for light lagers, dark beers and American ales.
Centennial Average alpha: 8-10%. Mostly a bittering hop, but can also be used for aroma. Recommended for medium to dark American ales.
Challenger Average alpha: 7-10%. Bittering and aroma. Recommended for British and Belgian ales. Average alpha: 11-13%. Mild, spicy aroma. Bittering similar to Bullion, but stronger. Recommended for American ales and lagers.
Cluster Average alpha: 5-8%. Mild bittering with floral aroma. Classic American hop for commercial beers. Recommended for light and dark American lagers.
Crystal Average alpha: 2-5%. Mild and pleasant aroma. Derived from Hallertau and Cascade. Recommended for German and American lagers.
Eroica Average alpha: 10-14%. Bittering with acceptable aroma (use sparingly for aroma). Recommended for Pale ales, dark ales, and stouts.
Fuggles/Willamette Average alpha: 4-6%. Virtually identical hops. Willamette was derived from Fuggles. Spicy, aromatic finishing hop. Recommended for all British and American ales.
Galena Average alpha: 11-14%. Mild flavor despite high alpha. Used for bittering. Recommended for American ales and lagers.
Hallertau Average alpha: 4-7%. Mellow, spicy fragrance. Can be used both for bittering and finishing. Recommended for altbiers, Belgian ales, and all Continental lagers.
Kent Goldings Average alpha: 4-6%. Classic finishing hop. Good for dry-hopping. Recommended for Pale ales, bitters, porters and stouts.
Lublin Average alpha: 3-5%. From Poland. Similar to Saaz. Use as finishing hop. Recommended for pilsners and Belgian ales.
Mt. Hood Average alpha: 4-6%. Derived from Hallertau. Used as finishing hop. Recommended for American and German ales and lagers.
Northern Brewer Average alpha: 7-11%. Bittering hop, with clean, minty flavor. Can be used in combination with Cascade and Hallertau. Can be used as a finishing hop if used in moderation. Recommended for California beers, dark English ales and German lagers.
alpha: 11-16%. Bittering hop with a herbal/spicy aroma. Recommended for Medium to dark American ales and lagers.
Perle: Average alpha: 6-11%. Developed from Hallertau and Northern Brewer. Used mainly as a bittering hop. Recommended for lagers and wheat beers.
Ringwood: Average alpha: 8-10%. From Australia. Use as bittering hop. Recommended for British ales, Australian ales and lagers.
Saaz: Average alpha: 3-6%. Mild, spicy aroma ¡V one of the finest hop varieties. May be used both for bittering and finishing. Highly recommended for Czech pilsners, also continental lagers and wheats.
Styrian Goldings: Average alpha: 3-7%. Not related to Kent Goldings, and is basically an Austrian Fuggles. Use as bittering and finishing. Recommended for Vienna lagers, Belgian ales or pilsners (bittering) and English ales (finishing).
Tettnanger Average alpha: 3-5%. Mild, floral and aromatic. Enhances grain aroma. Recommended for Bavarian wheats and German lagers.
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