Rakau
™
A true dual-purpose hop with stone fruit and fig characters and excellent bittering qualities.
New World styles of ales and lagers where brash fruity character and big but well constructed bitterness is desired. Readily toned back to lighter styles, even with multiple kettle additions…..and great when used in a combination of very late and dry hopping.
Flavour profile
A true dual-purpose hop with stone fruit and fig characters and excellent bittering qualities
Ancestry
Rakau Brand 70-4-9 is a New Zealand triploid, purpose bred and selected % y for its unique dual purpose brewing qualities and characteristics. Rereleased from the NZ Hop breeding programme in 2007 for trials under organics and now widely established under conventional cultivation.
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
New Zealand
Ancestry
Rakau Brand 70-4-9 is a New Zealand triploid, purpose bred and selected % y for its unique dual purpose brewing qualities and characteristics. Rereleased from the NZ Hop breeding programme in 2007 for trials under organics and now widely established under conventional cultivation.
Alpha Acids (%)
10.0 – 11.0%
Beta Acids (%)
5.0-6.0%
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.2 – 2.5ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
206
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
56%
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
5.2%
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
4.5%
Humulene (% of whole oil)
16.3%
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
3.3
Nelson Sauvin
™
Characteristics
An aroma and dual-purpose flavour hop with distinctive ‘New World’ white wine characters.
Very much at home in the new-world styles such as American Pale Ale and IPA. This hop is considered by some as being extreme and it certainly makes its presence felt in speciality craft and seasonal beers while having gained a considerable international reputation in recent times.
