Centennial
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.
Flavour profile
Floral, citrus fruit
Ancestry
Combination of Brewers Gold, Fuggle, East Kent Golding, and others
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
Combination of Brewers Gold, Fuggle, East Kent Golding, and others
Alpha Acids (%)
9.5 – 11.5%
Beta Acids (%)
3.4 – 4.5 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.5 – 2.5ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
45-55% of total oil
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
5-8%of total oil
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
<1% of total oil
Humulene (% of whole oil)
10-18%of total oil
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.