Mt. Hood

Hop Description

Named for Oregon’s Mt. Hood and released in 1989, this half-sister to Liberty, Crystal, and Ultra was derived from German Hallertauer. As such, its aromatics are subtly spicy and herbal, well-suited to refined lagers.

Aroma Profile

Herbal/Earthy, Woody/Tobacco, Floral

  • Brewing Values

Alpha 4 - 7 %

Beta 5 - 8 %

Total Oil 1.2 - 1.7 %

COHUMULONE 21 - 23 %

Myrcene 30 - 40 %

Humulene 30 - 38 %

Caryophyline 13 - 16 %

Farnesene <1%

Storage Fair

ALPHA

BETA

TOTAL OIL (ml/100g)

Similar Hops

Crystal

Alpha

4-6%

Beta

5-6.7%

Total Oil

0.8-2.1 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Woody/Tobacco, Spicy, Floral

DESCRIPTION

A versatile, Oregon-born aroma hop in the Hallertau family, Crystal brings to the ...

GR Hallertau Mittelfrüh

Alpha

3-5.5%

Beta

3-5%

Total Oil

0.7-1.3 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Spicy, Floral, Citrus

DESCRIPTION

This original noble variety from Germany’s famously productive hop region, Hallertau, ...

GR Hersbrucker

Alpha

1.5-4%

Beta

2.5-6%

Total Oil

0.5-1 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Tropical/Fruit, Herbal/Earthy

DESCRIPTION

A delicate stunner from the Hallertau region of southern Germany, this noble variety ...

Liberty

Alpha

3-5.5%

Beta

3-4%

Total Oil

0.6-1.8 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Grassy, Floral, Spicy

DESCRIPTION

A half-sibling to Crystal, Mt. Hood, and Ultra, this aroma variety most resembles its ...

Pairs Well With

GR Saphir

Alpha

2-4.5%

Beta

4-7%

Total Oil

12-17 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Spicy, Tropical/Fruit, Floral

DESCRIPTION

Bred by the Hop Research Center in Hüll, Germany, Saphir’s low alpha acids, admirable ...

GR Magnum

Alpha

11-16%

Beta

5-7%

Total Oil

1.6-2.6 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Stone Fruit, Spicy, Floral

DESCRIPTION

Bred from Galena by the Hop Research Center in Hüll, Germany, Magnum is prized for its ...

GR Perle

Alpha

4-9%

Beta

2.5-4.5%

Total Oil

0.5-1.5 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Stone Fruit, Herbal/Earthy, Spicy

DESCRIPTION

Perle, a descendant of Northern Brewer, is a wildly popular German aroma hop, released ...

GR Tradition

Alpha

5-7%

Beta

4-5%

Total Oil

1-1.4 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Floral, Herbal/Earthy, Grassy

DESCRIPTION

Released in 1993 as another worthy successor to beloved but finicky-to-grow ...

GR Hersbrucker

Alpha

1.5-4%

Beta

2.5-6%

Total Oil

0.5-1 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Tropical/Fruit, Herbal/Earthy

DESCRIPTION

A delicate stunner from the Hallertau region of southern Germany, this noble variety ...