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| General Hop Characteristics
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| Country of Origin:
| New Zealand (DSIR)
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| Noble:
| No
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| Uses:
| bittering
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| Beer styles:
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| Substitutions:
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| Chemical Composition
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| Alpha Acids:
| 10-12 %
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| Beta Acids:
| 7-8.5 %
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| Cohumulone:
| 36-39 %
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| Myrcene:
| 29 %
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| Humulene:
| 33 %
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| Caryophyllene:
| 10 %
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| Farnesene:
| 0.5 %
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| Total Oil:
| 1.3 %
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| Storage
(%AA/6 M/20 C):
| good
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| Growing Characteristics
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| Yield:
| moderate
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| Harvest:
| midseason
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This article discusses a specific variety of hops. For general information about selecting, using or propogating hops, see the main hop page
A dual-purpose triploid derived from Smoothcone, Super Alpha, sometimes called SuperAlpha, has a fresh, grassy character with notes of pine needle and lemongrass.
