Cashmere
Cashmere was developed and released though the Washington State University USDA hop breeding program in 2013 and is a daughter of a Cascade male and a female line that includes Northern Brewer.
Flavour profile
Lime, lemon, tropical fruit
Ancestry
Cascade x Northern Brewer.
Recommended beer styles
Saison, Pale Ale, IPA, NEIPA, Ale, Lager.
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
Ancestry
Cascade x Northern Brewer.
Alpha Acids (%)
7.7 – 9.1%
Beta Acids (%)
3.5 – 4.5%
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.2 – 1.4ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
39 – 42%
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
12 – 13%
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
Humulene (% of whole oil)
26 – 29%
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
Citra
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Characteristics
Citra is an aroma hop brand released by the Hop Breeding Company, (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC in the Yakima Valley) having unique and highly favored flavor characteristics. As the name suggests, its flavor descriptors include citrus including lime and grapefruit as well as various tropical fruity characters.