Strata
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Strata is the first variety to be released from
the Indie Hops breeding program in 2009. Formerly known as X-331, it is the result of an open pollination of a Perle mother in an Oregon experimental hop yard. Strata has strong disease resistance and vigorous growth.
Flavour profile
Tropical fruit, herbs
Ancestry
Open pollinated Perle.
Recommended beer styles
IPA, Pale Ale, NEIPA, dark beers, ales.
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
Open pollinated Perle.
Alpha Acids (%)
11.0 – 12.5%
Beta Acids (%)
5.3%
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
2.3 – 3.5ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
52 – 65%
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
5 – 12.5%
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
Humulene (% of whole oil)
22 – 30%
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
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.
Chinook
Characteristics
Chinook was developed by the U.S.D.A. breeding program in Washington State and released in 1985 as a high alpha acids variety. This cultivar takes its name from a Native American tribe indigenous to the region around Washington state. The female parent is one of the English Goldings. The variety has a robust spicy, citrus aroma and grows vigorously in all areas.
