theveganbrewer
Well-Known Member
I came across a new hop variety from Puterbaugh Farms out of the Yakima valley. It's called Belma. Here is the description sheet.
BELMA -- Hop Leaf NEW 2012 CROP Alpha Acid 12.1%
I picked up a pound cause it was only 5 bucks. I have read very little about the hop, other than one guy on a blog who said he had a Belma hop beer, and it tasted very good but smelled like durian fruit (smells so bad the fruit is illegal to carry on-board Indonesian airplanes). Sounds like a winner!
Has anyone tried this hop? What was your recipe, results?
BELMA -- Hop Leaf NEW 2012 CROP Alpha Acid 12.1%
Hops Direct, LLC and Puterbaugh Farms is excited to introduce a brand new and very unique hop of our very own. Over the past few years we have nurtured and developed a NEW hop variety "Belma" exclusively grown here at Puterbaugh Farms.
Dual-Purpose variety.
Dr. Shellhammer from OSU tested Belma and created a Pale Ale Malt. He noted the following description: A very clean hop, with a very orange, slight grapefruit, tropical (but not mango/guava, more like pineapple), strawberry, and melon. As this is a very new variety, we welcome customer feedback and encourage you to write a review.
Please see our home page to read up on the history of Belma and how it made its way to Puterbaugh Farms!
I picked up a pound cause it was only 5 bucks. I have read very little about the hop, other than one guy on a blog who said he had a Belma hop beer, and it tasted very good but smelled like durian fruit (smells so bad the fruit is illegal to carry on-board Indonesian airplanes). Sounds like a winner!
Has anyone tried this hop? What was your recipe, results?