Northern Brewer Oil and Acid Composition

Harvest Year: 2014

Descriptors:
Medium intensity, pine and mint characteristics

Aroma Wheel Placement(s):
Tobacco/Earthy, Pine

Acids Percentages and Rankings
Alpha: 8.20% (29 of 58)
Beta: 4.20% (38 of 58)

Oil Percentages and Rankings
Total Oil: 1.4 (25 of 58)
B-Pinene: 0.66% (28 of 58)
Myrcene: 39.86% (35 of 58)
Linalool: 0.48% (40 of 58)
Caryophyllene: 13.24% (9 of 58)
Farnesene: 0.61% (24 of 58)
Humulene: 29.44% (18 of 58)
Geraniol: 0.15% (39 of 58)
Other: 15.56% (49 of 58)

The lower the ranking, the higher the content of acid/oil

Back to the 2014 Hop Harvest Database

Helpful Links

Sortable Acid and Oil rankings chart
2014 hop harvest data in an interactive chart
Common hop oil aroma and taste descriptors
Hop oils calculator v. 2.0

Source of Data: Hopunion LLC

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