Victoria
The Australian hop variety Victoria is a seedless high alpha acid variety bred by Hop Products Australia at their Rostrevor Breeding Garden Victoria .
Victoria has been grown commercially by Hop Products Australia in all its production areas since the early 1990‘s.
Hop Products Australia has Victoria is available as Type 90 pellets, or as it is most commonly used around the world, as varietal C02 extract.
Origin
Victoria was bred by Hop Products Australia’s Rostrevor Breeding Garden Victoria 1976. This cultivar was bred by crossing a female tetraploid J78 through open pollination.
| Analytical Data | |
|---|---|
| Yield (Kg/Ha) | 2600 – 3700 |
| Alpha acids (%) | 11.5 – 14.8 |
| Beta acids (%) | 5.8 – 7.5 |
| Alpha/Beta Ratio | 1.9 – 2.4 |
| Cohumulone (%) | 38 – 41 |
| Total Oils (ml/100g) | 1.2 – 2.6 |
| Myrcene (% of whole oil) | 13 – 47 |
| Beta Caryophyllene (% of whole oil) | 10 – 16 |
| Farnesene (% of whole oil) | 0 |
| Humulene (% of whole oil) | 0 |
| β&α Selinene (% of whole oil) | 2 – 5 |
| Humulene/Caryophyllene ratio | 1.1 – 1.6 |
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.