Complete List of Hop Varieties / Hop Cheat Sheet

[othellomcbane]

Review of Apollo is incomplete. Resin is accurate. But actually, I don't get spice, or that much citrus. I do however get a fresh bag of dank marijuana upon smelling it.

Centennial is way fruitier than Cascade. Sort of a potent stone fruit/citrus fruit combo.

Columbus has some piney earth, resin, dankness.

Horizon is underrated and actually more fragrant than most hops. Similar to Amarillo.

Amarillo is not tropical.

You're missing Northern Brewer US and GR. The US version is a little minty.

Simcoe is not oniony at all. I hear that complaint about Summit though I don't experience it in my brewing.

Sorachi Ace is pure lemongrass and lemon pine sole floor cleaner. I don't know where you got cream or buttery.

Missed the cat pee descriptor in some of these hops, like Nelson.

Chinook is not cloying in large doses, but Citra is.

Good luck with your list. I've brewed with all of these hops in IPAs many, many times.

Thanks, that's some great feedback. You sort of got me thinking... as much as I wish I had had the time to do so, I have only brewed single-hop beers with a few of these varieties. It will be years, maybe decades, before I could possibly get intensive first-hand experience with all of them. (Seeking out breweries' single-hop beers helps, but they aren't all that common or easy to find.) So ultimately, it comes down to trusting what other people have reported online... whether on a forum, a homebrew supply store, or someone's blog.

My descriptions are compiled from various sources, four or five different sources whenever possible. I took the characteristics I saw pop up a few different time, and ruled out anything that sounded contradictory or off. That's still not as good as first-hand experience though — I have a feeling that the same descriptions for many of these hops, particularly the older ones, have just been repeated from source to source over the years, and many of the guides online are just copy / pasted from other guides. Not that I claim mine is any more accurate, but I avoided ever directly copy/pasting.

Most of your suggestions ring true to me, and I'll definitely be tweaking the list based on your suggestions. Thanks again for the feedback. I'm hoping to eventually brew single-hop beers with all the newish or unique sounding varieties. Right now I'm working on a Nelson Sauvin single hop pale ale.

That is a cool list, thanks for the work you put into it!

Does anyone know how to make Apps? There was one started for hop varieties but it looks like it was abandoned and wasn't a very useful list to begin with. If this info was put in a smartphone app, I would actually pay a buck or two to have all of this at my fingertips while I am hop shopping or recipe building in my iPhone.

If the components were all categorized in a spreadsheet then the app could be setup so one could do flavor searches to find the variety for example. Wouldn't that be cool to go into an app and search for "citrus" and then a list of hop varieties show up?

Thanks! That's a great idea, and I really wish I had any sort of coding knowledgeable. I would have no idea where to even begin, but hopefully someone out there will take up the challenge soon.

 

[KOELSCHKING]

Check out this resource. The most complete list I have found to date.

http://www.freshops.com/hops/usda-named-hop-variety-descriptions

 

[KOELSCHKING]

Check out this blog, especially the 12 part series interview with Dr Al Haunold, the 'people's hopmeister' , USDA inventor of over 20 hop varieties. A lot of good info to use on updating your list!

http://inhoppursuit.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-proprietary-hops.html

 

[KOELSCHKING]

Check out this blog, especially the 12 part series interview with Dr Al Haunold, the 'people's hopmeister' , USDA inventor of over 20 hop varieties. A lot of good info to use on updating your list!

http://inhoppursuit.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-proprietary-hops.html

My link above has some good charts. Here's a better link to Dr Al interviews

http://inhoppursuit.blogspot.com/se...08:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true&m=1

 

[othellomcbane]

Thanks. I'll sort through all that, it looks to have some good info. I am purposely trying to leave off older varieties that aren't available for purchase anymore, and that one list seems to really have everything covered, historic or otherwise.

That's an interesting discussion about proprietary hops too.

 

[KOELSCHKING]

Thanks. I'll sort through all that, it looks to have some good info. I am purposely trying to leave off older varieties that aren't available for purchase anymore, and that one list seems to really have everything covered, historic or otherwise.

That's an interesting discussion about proprietary hops too.

Yeah. Inhoppursuit.com is a very interesting blog. I really advise everyone interested in learning about hops read through the posts ( excluding the ones about bicycling).

 

[KOELSCHKING]

Also, not sure if you've seen this… very cool chart.

http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/brewing-beer/a-very-cool-hop-chart/

 

[othellomcbane]

I added a few new varieties, including some new Australian / NZ varieties. New hops on the list include: Helga, Stella, and Summer. Summer hops sound particularly interesting to me, and I'll probably do a single-hop something later this year.

I'm also slowly adding Beta Acids and Cohumulone info to the hop list.

 

[kingwood-kid]

This site (http://beerlegends.com/hops-varieties) has the alpha/beta/co-humulone, as well as a breakdown of myrcene/farnesene/etc, which would be more helpful to me if I could remember which one did what. Might help you along with your compilation.

 

[othellomcbane]

This site (http://beerlegends.com/hops-varieties) has the alpha/beta/co-humulone, as well as a breakdown of myrcene/farnesene/etc, which would be more helpful to me if I could remember which one did what. Might help you along with your compilation.

Excellent, thanks. I'll definitely keep that on my resource list. Going to start adding Beta/Cohumulone for the more popular varieties first... Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, etc.

I agree about that last part... I feel like those are almost too technical for a quick-reference chart, especially since they sort of duplicate what the "Characteristics" section tells you. That chart someone linked is a really cool visual way of breaking them down though.

 

[othellomcbane]

A number of updates to the Bear Flavored hop variety guide.

Added Belma hops, a new variety from Hops Direct. I'll be brewing a single-hop IPA with Belma this weekend, so I'll have first-hand results on that one soon.

A number of really, really intriguing new German hops were just unveiled. They include Polaris, which is super high AA at 19.0 - 23.0 % and described as "minty." Hallertau Blanc sounds promising: passion fruit, grapefruit, gooseberry and pineapple. Could be the German response to Nelson Sauvin / Galaxy. Hüll Melon sounds really interesting, described as strawberry, honeydew and melon. Finally, Mandarina Bavaria is supposed to be mandarin-y.

I would really love to try some of those, hopefully they'll hit the states soon. Has anyone encountered them?

 

[Bradinator]

Fantastic guides! Love the website.

 

[SkiNuke]

This is great! I will definitely be using this a lot.

I noticed you didn't have US Golding or Whitbread Golding your list. Maybe EKG is general enough, but I have heard there are a few differences between them (EKG being more floral than US Golding). Also, I vaguely have a recollection about Phoenix hops being a replacement for Challenger, if this is the case, it might be an interesting thing to have in the Phoenix description (maybe with how it compares to Challenger).

 

[Goyagon]

A number of updates to the Bear Flavored hop variety guide.

Added Belma hops, a new variety from Hops Direct. I'll be brewing a single-hop IPA with Belma this weekend, so I'll have first-hand results on that one soon.

A number of really, really intriguing new German hops were just unveiled. They include Polaris, which is super high AA at 19.0 - 23.0 % and described as "minty." Hallertau Blanc sounds promising: passion fruit, grapefruit, gooseberry and pineapple. Could be the German response to Nelson Sauvin / Galaxy. Hüll Melon sounds really interesting, described as strawberry, honeydew and melon. Finally, Mandarina Bavaria is supposed to be mandarin-y.

I would really love to try some of those, hopefully they'll hit the states soon. Has anyone encountered them?

I'm doing a double ipa right now with only Belma hops about 6 oz in boil and 3+ dry hopping I may use more depending on how strong the aroma/flavoring is. I'll post something here on my findings

 

[Ølbart]

I've tasted Hallertau Blanc in a single hop beer. It did remind me of Nelson Sauvin, but perhaps less fruity-sweet (which might also be due to a lack of malt sweetness, of course).

 

[othellomcbane]

This is great! I will definitely be using this a lot.

I noticed you didn't have US Golding or Whitbread Golding your list. Maybe EKG is general enough, but I have heard there are a few differences between them (EKG being more floral than US Golding). Also, I vaguely have a recollection about Phoenix hops being a replacement for Challenger, if this is the case, it might be an interesting thing to have in the Phoenix description (maybe with how it compares to Challenger).

Thanks! Yeah, when I first made the list, I debated for a while whether to include those sort of "regional variations." I didn't want the list to become too massive, but guess I probably should if they're sufficiently different. I'll have to do some more research into those, but thanks to the feedback.

Apparently I had Challenger as a substitute for Phoenix, but not the other way around. D'oh. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Goyagon]

I tried the wort from a double ipa brewed only with Belma hops and it gives off a spicy tropical fruitiness. I couldn't really make out the fruitiness because of the sweetness from all the sugars still in it but it has a very smooth taste. I'd say the spiciness isn't very strong but definitely noticeable and very pleasant combination with the other hop flavors. Doesn't taste like citra as much as the description makes it seem.

 

[othellomcbane]

I tried the wort from a double ipa brewed only with Belma hops and it gives off a spicy tropical fruitiness. I couldn't really make out the fruitiness because of the sweetness from all the sugars still in it but it has a very smooth taste. I'd say the spiciness isn't very strong but definitely noticeable and very pleasant combination with the other hop flavors. Doesn't taste like citra as much as the description makes it seem.

Yeah, I'm sure they probably played up the characteristics that would make it sound similar to Citra, but it's definitely looking like an interesting hop. Your description makes me think of other southern hemisphere hops.

I just brewed my own Belma single hop IPA yesterday, so I'll be seeing for myself real soon!

 

[Brewitt]

A group of us just ordered three pounds of Belma and are planning a SMaSH and a double IPA. Can't wait to see what this one does. Keep us posted.

 

[Herky21]

Hallertau Mittelfrueh is listed as a sub for a couple hops, but not listed out on its own.

 

[benzy4010]

Can hersbucker and Hallertau german be subs for each other?

 

[othellomcbane]

Hallertau Mittelfrueh is listed as a sub for a couple hops, but not listed out on its own.

Good catch, thanks for pointing that out. I've updated the whole Hallertau variants section, and added Hallertauer Aroma.

Can hersbucker and Hallertau german be subs for each other?

German hops aren't my expertise, but my understanding is that Mittelfrüh and Hersbucker are both a subclass of "Hallertauer," so they are technically three distinct hop types. But since they're pretty much regional variations on the same hop, they're obviously very similar.

 

[Chuckus95]

I didn't see Delta, Aramis, or HBC-342 on your list.

 

[othellomcbane]

I didn't see Delta, Aramis, or HBC-342 on your list.

Thanks, I don't know how I missed Delta. I've definitely read about it before.

I added all three of those to the list. Hopefully HBC-342 gets a name soon; those industry code names get confusing. I almost skipped over it thinking it was the same as Mosaic.

 

[Recover_E]

Is the link on your blog for the printable list broken? Would love to have on hand for ref later.

Thanks!

 

[porky_pine]

My LHBS has Sylva hops from NZ and it's not on your list.

 

[othellomcbane]

Is the link on your blog for the printable list broken? Would love to have on hand for ref later.

Thanks!

Where are you seeing this printable list link? I'm not aware of any specific link for a different print version... not quite that high tech, I'm afraid!

If you have any suggestions for how to make it easier to print, though, I'm certainly open to it.