Beer Making
These varieties, although high in alpha acids, have quite acceptable aroma properties. These can be used for boiling and late additions but are usually unsuitable for dry hopping.
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Pacific Gem
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Although it has one of the highest alpha acid contents in the world, Pacific Gem has a delicious berry-fruit aroma much prized by many commercial brewers. More suited to ales than lagers.
New Zealand
Alpha Acid 14 - 18% -
Pacific Jade
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Pacific Jade is suitable for use as a dual purpose hop.
Due to it's low level of cohumulone it imparts a soft bitterness. The citrus aroma and flavour notes work well to temper malt sweetness in ales especially when used moderately as a finishing hop.
Pacific Jade is also well suited to balance dryer Lager styles when employed as an “up-front” kettle addition to showcase its bittering qualities. -
Pilgrim
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Only developed by Wye College in 2000, Pilgrim has already proved popular as an alternative to the more traditional high-alpha hops such as Northdown and Northern Brewer. It is a true dual purpose hop as, besides its high bittering power, Pilgrim possesses excellent aromatic properties.
United Kingdom
Alpha Acid 11.0 - 12.5% -
Pioneer
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Pioneer (UK) - Alpha Acid 8.5 - 9.5%
Pioneer is one of the new breed of 'dwarf hops' developed at Wye College in Kent. These plants grow to a height of around eight feet which makes harvesting them much easier than the usual eighteen feet varieties. Brewing trials by commercial breweries have been encouraging, with a fine aroma and a delicate bitterness in evidence. These are likely to become a firm favourite with home brewers in the future. -
Sorachi Ace
£6.50More informationThis high alpha hop was originally developed in Japan at Sapporo Breweries from a cross between Brewer's Gold and Saaz. It has a unique lemony aroma and a high alpha acid content.
It is used in a number of well known beers like Sapporo Lager, St Petersburg Imperial Stout and in one of the four single hop IPA's in Brewdog Brewery's unique 'IPA is Dead' range.
100g vacuum pack 14.9% AA USA 2010 crop.
