Riwaka
™
A unique aroma hop with a powerfully fuelled tropical passion fruit character. A bold fruity hop variety suitable for big styles such as IPAs and Imperial Pilseners.
Flavour profile
Tropical fruit
Ancestry
Riwaka Brand 85.6-23 is a triploid aroma type bred during the development of New Zealand Hops with a difference programme through crossing Old Line Saazer with specially developed New Zealand breeding selections. It was first released by New Zealand’s Plant & Food Hop Research Centre in 1997.
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
New Zealand
Ancestry
Riwaka Brand 85.6-23 is a triploid aroma type bred during the development of New Zealand Hops with a difference programme through crossing Old Line Saazer with specially developed New Zealand breeding selections. It was first released by New Zealand’s Plant & Food Hop Research Centre in 1997.
Alpha Acids (%)
4.5 – 6.5%
Beta Acids (%)
4-5%
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.2ml – 2.0ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
233
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
68%
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
4%
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
1%
Humulene (% of whole oil)
9%
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
3.4
Pacifica
Characteristics
A dual-purpose hop with fresh tropical fruit characteristics and excellent finish and bitterness.
Finds application where a higher oil concentration and proportion of Linalool are required to impact on how the hop character integrates into the final product. Ideally suited to traditional German lager styles and finding wider application to a new generation through the international craft market’s insatiable thirst for Pale Ale.
