Simcoe
®
Simcoe® is a multi-purpose hop bred by Yakima Chief Ranches. It has not only a very special aroma but also a high alpha content. It was released for planting in the year 2000. Lime overtones gives beer brewed with Simcoe hops an incomparable flavour. It imparts a unique, pine-like aroma, and is often used in American Ales.
Flavour profile
Pine, citrus fruit
Ancestry
Open pollination
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
Open pollination
Alpha Acids (%)
12.0 – 14.0%
Beta Acids (%)
4 – 5 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
2.0 – 2.5ml /100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
60 – 65 %
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
Humulene (% of whole oil)
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
Sorachi Ace
Characteristics
Sorachi Ace was developed in 1984 for Sapporo Breweries Ltd. from a cross of Brewer’s Gold, Saaz, and male Beikei No. 2. The name “Sorachi” is derived from a sub-prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. This variety has a good yield, good resistance to mildew, wilt and botrytis. It has a rather high α-acid and oil content. The variety is currently grown in limited quantities in the U.S.
