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
Comet
Characteristics
Comet is a hop variety with relatively high alpha acids content and provides a “wild American” aroma. It was released as high alpha hop from the USDA hop breeding program in 1975 primarily for production in Washington and Idaho. The variety is susceptible to downy mildew but resistant to verticillium wilt.
Centennial
Characteristics
Named after the Washington state centennial anniversary in 1989, Centennial is an aroma-type cultivar developed from the USDA hop breeding program at Washington State University in 1974 and released in 1990. Centennial is a well blended aroma hop and is sometimes referred to as Super Cascade.