Motueka
™
An aroma hop with a distinctive fresh crushed citrus “Mojito” lime character.
Flavour profile
Mojito, lime, lemon, tropical fruit
Ancestry
A triploid aroma type developed by New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research. Motueka Brand 87.14-20 was bred by crossing a New Zealand breeding selection with a Saazer.
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
New Zealand
Ancestry
A triploid aroma type developed by New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research. Motueka Brand 87.14-20 was bred by crossing a New Zealand breeding selection with a Saazer.
Alpha Acids (%)
6.0 – 9.5%
Beta Acids (%)
5.0-5.5%
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.5ml – 2.1ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
107
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
47.7%
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
2%
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
12.2%
Humulene (% of whole oil)
3.6%
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
12.6
Pacifica
Characteristics
A dual-purpose hop with fresh tropical fruit characteristics and excellent finish and bitterness.
Finds application where a higher oil concentration and proportion of Linalool are required to impact on how the hop character integrates into the final product. Ideally suited to traditional German lager styles and finding wider application to a new generation through the international craft market’s insatiable thirst for Pale Ale.