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Hop Chart: Listing of hop descriptions, origin, use and purpose (type), the average alpha acid percentage (AA%), the beer they go best with, and various suggestions for substitutions.
| Hop Varieties |
Origin
|
Type
|
Avg AA%
|
Beer Style
|
Substitutions
|
Description
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Ultra
|
US |
Aroma
|
3.05
|
Lager, Pilsner, Wheat, Ale (finishing)
|
Liberty, Hallertauer Tradition, Saaz
|
Very good to outstanding,some Saaz-like qualities with aromatic properties simular to Hallertauer
|
Vanguard
|
US |
Dual
|
4.835
|
-
|
Saaz, Hallertauer Mittelfruh
|
Aroma simular to continental European types
|
Warrior
|
-
|
Bittering |
16
|
Ale, Stout
|
Nugget
|
Bittering and aromatic hop
|
Whitbread Golding Variety
|
UK |
Dual |
6
|
Ale
|
UK Kent Golding, UK Progress
|
Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense
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| Willamette |
US |
Dual |
4.75
|
Pale Ale, ESB, English-Style Ale, Bitter, Porter, Stout
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US Fuggle, US Tettnanger, Stryian Golding
|
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, and a little earthy
|
Wye Challenger
|
UK |
Dual |
7.5
|
Bitter, Pale Ale, Old Ale, Dark Mild Porter, Stout
|
-
|
Dual use English hop with fruity aroma
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Wye Northdown
|
UK |
Dual |
8.5
|
Bitter, Pale Ale, Old Ale, Dark Mild Porter, Stout
|
-
|
Generally requarded as the best of the English dual-use hops, mellow
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Wye Target
|
UK |
Bittering |
11
|
Bitter, Pale Ale, Old Ale, Dark Mild Porter, Stout
|
-
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Early high-hop variety, mostly goes into extract products.
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| Yakima Cluster |
US |
Bittering |
7.25
|
-
|
-
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Used as a kettle hop for bittering
|
Zenith
|
UK |
Bittering |
9.5
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Zeus
|
US |
Bittering |
15
|
Pale Ale, ESB, English-Style Ale, Bitter, Porter, Stout
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Columbus
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Aromatic and pleasant
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