Citra
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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.
Flavour profile
Strong citrus fruit
Ancestry
50% Hallertau; 25% U.S. Tettnanger
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
50% Hallertau; 25% U.S. Tettnanger
Alpha Acids (%)
11.0 – 13.0%
Beta Acids (%)
3.5 – 4.5 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
22 – 24 % of alpha acids
Total Oils (ml/100g)
2.2 – 2.8ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
60 – 65 % of total oil
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
6 – 8 % of total oil
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
< 1 % of total oil
Humulene (% of whole oil)
11 – 13 % of total oil
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
Ekuanot
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Characteristics
Ekuanot (formerly HBC 366) was commercially released in 2014 as “Equinox” by the Hops Breeding Company in Yakima, and subsequently renamed due to trademark issues. It has intense and unique fruity and citrus notes including melon, berry, citrus- lime, apple and papaya. Ekuanot also contains some spicy, green pepper note. This hop brand has high alpha acids content and high essential oil and is known for its vibrant yellow color during its early growth in the spring.
Loral
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Characteristics
Loral is a hop brand developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2016; previously known as HBC 291. It provides pleasant floral and herbal notes reminiscent of a noble aroma hop. Loral’s mother is U.S. Glacier and her grandmother the long established French noble aroma variety Tardif de Bourgogne. The father is a son of the Nugget variety. Loral is characterized by having numerous small, dense cones with moderate alpha acids.
