Pellet Hops

Several other types of hops, including some obscure strains, are available by special order. Please contact us at (800) 285-4695 if you are searching for a type you do not see listed here. Style Avg Alpha ----- --------- AMARILLO 8.5% Relatively new hop that was discovered as a mutation by a grower. American style ales. CASCADE 5.6% Derived from a cross between Fuggles and the Russian hop Serebrianker. Good for flavor and aroma, but an acceptable bittering hop. Ales and Lagers. CENTENNIAL 8.5% Newer variety still under experimentation. Cross between Brewer's Gold and a selected USDA male. Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium to Dark American Ales. CHINOOK 12.0% Cross between Petham Golding and USDA Select Male. Released in 1985 and becoming popular. Strong bittering ability. All American Lagers and Ales. CLUSTER 6.9% Excellent general purpose hop with medium and well-balanced bittering potential and no undesirable aroma properties. Good for dark beers. Used for bittering, good flavor. Light and Dark American Lagers. COLUMBUS 15.6% Relatively new variety becoming increasingly accepted. Used for bittering mainly, good flavor. IPA, Pale Ale and Stouts. FUGGLE 3.3% Traditional aroma hop, appeared in 1875 England. Also known overseas as Styrian Golding. Used for finishing, dry hopping. English Ales, especially Pale Ales, Porters and touts. GALENA 13.1% Bred from Brewer's Gold by open pollination. Excellent high alpha acid hop with balanced bittering profiles paired with acceptable hop aroma. Very bitter, but blends well with finishing hops. American Ales and Lagers. Suitable for all beer styles. HALLERTAU 4.2% This is the US version of the German Hallertau. Good all-around bittering and finishing. Stock Ales, Altbiers, Belgian Ales and Continental Style Lagers. KENT GOLDINGS 4.1% Genuine long-established East Kent Golding variety group imported from England. Used for Pale Ales, ESB and English Style Beers. LIBERTY 3.6% Released in 1991, aroma variety with close similarities to imported German aroma varieties. Used for finishing. American and German Ales and Lagers. MT HOOD 3.8% Aroma variety with similarities to the German Hallertau and Hersbrucker varieties, released in the US in 1989. Used for aroma and flavor, American and German Ales/Lagers. NORTHERN BREWER 6.5% A true dual-purpose hop containing moderate amounts of alpha acids combined with an acceptable aroma profile. Good for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant. Steam Beers, Dark English Ales, and German Lagers. NUGGET 12.2% Selected from a cross between Brewer's Gold and a high alpha male. Extremely bitter. Medium to Dark Ales and Lagers. PERLE 6.3% Derived from English Northern Brewer, new to the US industry. Minty bittering and good "green hop" aromas. All non-Pilsner Lagers, Wheats. SAAZ 5.0% US equivalent of the Czech variety, but lacks some of the fineness of aroma. Used for finishing, very flavorful. Pilsners, Continental Lagers and Wheats. TETTNANG 3.5% Recently established in the US, traditional German variety, true noble aroma variety. Used for finishing. Wheats and Lagers. WILLAMETTE 3.9% A quality aroma hop with a smooth soft flavor. Can be used for ales and lagers. Used for finishing, dry hopping. American and British Ales. YAKIMA MAGNUM 14.4% First super alpha variety grown in Hallertau region. Grown in Yakima Valley, useful for all beer types.