Super Pride
The Australian hop variety Super Pride is a seedless high alpha acid variety, bred by the Hop Products Australia Rostrevor breeding programme. Bred from the famous Pride of Ringwood – Australia’s dominant hop variety since the 1960’s – Super Pride features similar mild aromas and low Cohumulone levels. Super Pride has higher alpha acid than its mother Pride of Ringwood.
Bred in 1987, commercial production began in 1998 and since 2002 Super Pride has been the major hop variety grown by Hop Products Australia. With its excellent bittering qualities Super Pride is now accepted by many major breweries.
Origin
Super Pride was bred in 1987 by Hop Products Australia at their Rostrevor Breeding Garden Victoria. This cultivar was bred by crossing a female tetraploid Pride of Ringwood with a male YK¬81¬18. Super Pride was selected for commercial production due to its high alpha acid content and relatively low cohumulone levels.
Note: Super Pride is ⅔ Pride of Ringwood and ⅓ male YK¬81¬18. YK¬81¬18 is a male derived from an open cross of Yeoman carried out at Wye College, UK in 1981.
| Analytical Data | |
|---|---|
| Yield (Kg/Ha) | 2600 – 3400 |
| Alpha acids (%) | 13.5 – 15.0 |
| Beta acids (%) | 6.4 – 6.9 |
| Alpha/Beta Ratio | 2.0 – 2.4 |
| Cohumulone (%) | 26.8 – 28.0 |
| Total Oils (ml/100g) | 2.1 – 2.6 |
| Myrcene (% of whole oil) | 19 – 34 |
| Beta Caryophyllene (% of whole oil) | 5.0 – 8.4 |
| Farnesene (% of whole oil) | 0 |
| Humulene (% of whole oil) | 1 – 2 |
| β&α Selinene (% of whole oil) | 27 – 40 |
| Humulene/Caryophyllene ratio | 0.2 – 3.0 |
Hop Acids by HPLC (ICE) • Steam distilled essential oil analyzed by GC-MS
The analytical values are typical for each variety at harvest time but values can vary among crop years, growing areas, growers, and with aging after harvest.