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1.2 Antecedentes del problema
1.2.2 Las raíces de una crítica en Colombia
When you start investigating homebrewing ingredients, it’s easy to feel a little overwhelmed by the number of different hop varieties to choose from. Thankfully, many brewers have come before you and have figured out which hops work with each beer style. And of course once you get a handle on the classics, the sky is the limit for
experimenting with different hop varieties in your homebrewery. On the pages that follow, you’ll find a rundown of some of the more common beer style/hop pairings and a chart of useful information for many of the hop varieties that are available to homebrewers. For an up-to-date listing of hops that are available to homebrewers, check out BYO’s online chart at www.byo.com/resources/hops.
American pale ale, IPA, DIPA, and barleywine: If you’re interested in brewing recipes in this category, start your research with a classic Sierra Nevada pale ale (see recipe on page 217). Pale ales range from about 25 IBUs all the way up into the 60-plus IBU range these days thanks to hop heads, and it’s not unheard
of to hit 100 IBUs for IPA, DIPA, and barleywine. Since it’s got “American” right in the name, the key to choosing hops for these ales is to stick with varieties that originate in the United States. For example, Sierra Nevada’s pale ale leans heavily on Cascade. You could also go with Chinook, Centennial,
Columbus, Simcoe, or Amarillo. If you want to pull back on the big, aggressive hoppyness, you could also use Willamette, which is a clone of Fuggle, or you could try Mount Hood, which is a clone of Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, one of the classic noble hops. Newer and trendier hop varieties these days often focus on
Try growing fresh hops if you can manage it in your growing region.
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unique aromatic properties. For example, it wasn’t so long ago that Citra and Mosaic were introduced. They are now very popular hops for pale ales and IPAs.
English pale ale, IPA, barleywine: The times are changing everywhere in craft brewing. Some of the newer British brewers are pumping up the IBUs in their ales to keep up with craft beer drinker’s thirst for hops. Classically, however, English pale ales and IPAs are more restrained than their American counterparts and range between 25 to 35 IBUs. Overbittering is not appropriate for this style, and of course they are brewed with traditionally English hop varieties such as Fuggles, East Kent Goldings, and Target. The same rules apply as you push into the more highly hopped IPAs and barleywines—keep restraint in mind, and be sure the hops are British.
Porter, stout, brown ale: The IBUs of these three styles can clock in all over the map, and the heavy-handed hop creep that started in pale ales and IPAs has found its way into these categories as well. Unlike pale ales, however, most standard bittering hops are just fine for the boil additions—the flavors of the roasted malts will overpower the boil hop aromas, so just choose something that will give the beer a good backbone, such as Cluster, Magnum, or Galena. For aroma hops, try Northern Brewer, Fuggles, or Willamette.
American lager: This category has long been dominated by macrobrewed pale lagers such as Budweiser and Coors. However, hoppy lagers are increasingly popular. Like the other aforementioned categories, the IBUs in this category can range from as low as 10 to 12 for the macrobrewed pale light lagers all the way up to the mid-60s and even 70s for India pale lagers such as Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union (see recipe on page 196). If you want to brew like the big guys (AB- InBev, Miller, Coors, etc.), lean toward low-alpha varieties that are very neutral, such as Hallertauer, Liberty, Mount Hood, and US Saaz, to create a subtle hop flavor. If you’re going down the IPL road, take more of an IPA approach to choosing hops—big, bold, aromatic American varieties work great, such as Cascade, Chinook, and Columbus. As long as you’re breaking some style rules, however, you could also try using a blend of English and American varieties, such as Willamette, Glacier, Cascade, Target, and Fuggle.
German ale and lager: This category includes Märzen, Vienna, Dortmunder export, dunkel, and bock for lagers, and Kölsch and altbier for ales. (Pilsners and wheat beers will be discussed in a moment.) German beers place more of a premium on maltiness than bitterness and have been successfully brewed with traditional German noble varieties of hops for hundreds of years, so there’s really no guesswork needed here. Choose Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Hallertau Tradition, Spalt, Hersbrucker, Perle, Saphir, Select, or Tettnanger for any of these beer styles.
European Pilsner: Your choice for hopping a European Pilsner will obviously come down to the origin of the style you are brewing—Czech or German. These beers traditionally clock in at around 25 IBUs, and you have your choice of hop varieties that come from either the Czech Republic (Czech Saaz, Premiant, Sladek) or Germany (Tettnanger, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Spalt).
Wheat beer: Wheat beers tend to be more yeast-driven and as such should be hopped with restraint. As with all beers mentioned earlier, wheat beers are not immune to hop creep, and some modern examples of American wheat beer can be pretty hoppy. However, most wheat beers hover somewhere between 10 and 30 IBUs. Choose hops that match the origin of the beer you want to brew (American varieties for American wheats, German varieties for your hefeweizens and weizenbocks, and so on).
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Hop Name Country Alpha Acid SubstitutionsPossible Flavor Description
Ahtanum 4–6.3% Amarillo, Cascade Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney
Amarillo 8–9% Cascade, Centennial Citrusy, flowery
Bramling Cross UK 5–7% UK Kent Golding, UK Progress, Whitbread
Golding Variety Quite mild, fruity currant aroma Brewer’s Gold UK, German 6–7% Northdown, Northern Bullion, Galena,
Brewer Black currant, fruity, spicy
Calypso US 12–14% Exhibits pleasant fruity notes—apple, pear, fruit punch
Cascade US 4.5–7% Amarillo, Centennial, possibly Columbus Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrusy. Can have a grapefruit flavor. Centennial 8–11.5% Cascade, possibly Columbus Medium with floral and citrus tones Challenger UK 6.5–8.5% Northern Brewer, US or German Perle Mild to moderate, quite spicy
Chinook 10–14% Columbus, Northern Brewer, Nugget, UK Target
Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity
Citra US 11–13% Intense citrusy flavor
Cluster 5.5–8.5% Galena Medium and quite spicy
Columbus (CTZ) 11–16% Brewer, Nugget, UK Chinook, Northern
Target Pleasant, with pungent aroma
Crystal 2–4.5%
French Strisslespalt, Hallertauer, Hersbrucker, Liberty,
Mount Hood
Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery
El Dorado US 14–16% Dual-purpose hop with fruity, tropical flavors
First Gold UK 6.5–8.5% Maybe Crystal, UK Kent Golding A little like Golding family, spicy Fuggle UK 4–5.5% Styrian Golding, US Fuggle, Willamette Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust Galaxy Australia 11–16% dry hopped, it contributes a pungent flavor When used as a late addition or
of passionfruit and citrus.
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Hop Name Country Alpha Acid SubstitutionsPossible Flavor Description
Galena 10–14% Chinook, Nugget, Pride of Ringwood Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy Glacier US 5–9% Fuggle, US Tettnanger, Styrian Golding, US
Willamette
Dual-purpose hop with a citrus earthy aroma
Golding US 4–6% Progress, Whitbread UK Golding, UK
Golding Variety Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy Green Bullet New Zealand 11–14% Crystal, Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty,
Mount Hood, Ultra Dual-purpose hop
Hallertauer US 3.5–5.5% Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Ultra Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery; some spicy Hallertauer
Mittelfrüh German 3–5.5% German Tradition, Liberty, Ultra Mild and pleasant Hallertauer
Tradition German 3.5–5.5% Crystal, Liberty replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh.Known for its aromatic properties. A
Herald UK 11–13% New dual-purpose hop
Hersbrucker German 3–5.5% French Strisslespalt, Mount Hood Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy Horizon 11–14% Magnum Spicy, floral. Low cohumulone results in clean-tasting beer.
Huell Melon German 7–8% Honeydew melon and strawberry aroma
Kent Golding UK 4–5.5% Golding, Whitbread UK Progress, US
Golding Variety Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant Kohatu New Zealand 3% intense floral characters of pine needles Aroma hop with high essential oils and
and tropical fruit Magnum German 12–16% Northdown, Northern Brewer Known for bittering value and quality
Mandarina Bavaria German 7–10% Cascade Mandarin orangey flavor and aroma
Mosaic 13.5%11.5– Nugget, Simcoe Both fruity and containing grassy, floral, earthy notes Motueka New Zealand 6.5–7.5% Czech Saaz, US Saaz Aroma hop that is fruity, tropical, and citrusy
Mount Hood 3–8% Crystal, French Strisslespalt,
Hersbrucker
Mild, pleasant, and clean; somewhat pungent and resiny
Mount Rainier US 5–8.1% Hallertauer only available in 2012
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Hop Name Country Alpha Acid SubstitutionsPossible Flavor Description
Nelson Sauvin New Zealand 12–14%
Distinctive white wine fruitiness, gooseberry. Considered by some as extreme, this hop is often used in specialty
craft and seasonal beers.
Northdown UK 7.5–9.5% Fruity with some spiciness
Northern Brewer German 7–10% Chinook, Nugget Medium-strong with some wild tones
Nugget 11–14.5% Chinook, Columbus, Galena, UK Target Quite heavy and herbal Pacific Gem New Zealand 13–15% Galena and floral oak. Pleasant aroma and high Bittering hop with delicate blackberry
bitterness level.
Pacific Jade New Zealand 12–14% A soft bittering hop with spicy and citrus aroma qualities Pacifica New Zealand 5–6% Hallertau family An aroma hop with some citrus and floral character
Perle German 6–8.5% Northern Brewer, US Perle, Galena Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy Phoenix UK 9–13% Golding, UK NorthdownUK Challenger, UK Kent Dual-purpose hop with aromas of pine, chocolate, molasses, and floral
Rakau New Zealand 9–11%
High alpha acids and oil content (particularly myrcene) with low cohumulone, making it ideal for the “hoppy not bitter” school of new world IPAs. Aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, grassiness, lemon,
grapefruit juice, and hints of tropical flowers.
Riwaka New Zealand 4.5–6.5% Czech Saaz, possible American “C” hops Citrusy, grapefruit aroma hop Saaz Czech 3–4.5% US Saaz Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal Santiam 5–7.9% German Spalt, German Spalt Select, German
Tettnanger Noble characteristics
Saphir German 2.5–4.5% Any noble hops Mild aroma hop
Select German 4–6% Czech Saaz, German Spalt, Tettnanger Noble-type aroma
Simcoe 12–14% A bittering and aromatic hop
Sorachi Ace Japan 13–16% Bittering hop with lemony aroma
Southern Cross New Zealand 11–14% Piney, resinous bittering hop
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Hop Name Country Alpha Acid SubstitutionsPossible Flavor Description
Sovereign UK 5–6% UK Fuggle Mild flavor
Spalt German 4–5.5% US Saaz, US TettnangerGerman Spalt Select, Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy
Sterling 6–9% Saaz Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus
Strisslespalt France 3–5% Crystal, Hersbrucker, Mount Hood Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy Styrian Golding Slovenia 4.5–6% UK Fuggle, US Fuggle, Willamette Delicate, slightly spicy
Summit 16–18% Simcoe Ultra high-alpha bittering hop
Super Pride Australia 14% Pride of Ringwood A high-alpha variety bred from Pride of Ringwood Target UK 9.5–12.5% Fuggle, Willamette Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense Tettnanger German 3.5–5.5% German Spalt, German Spalt Select, Saaz, US
Tettnanger Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, herbal
Topaz Australia 17.7%13.7–
A dual-purpose hop, Topaz adds resinous, grassy flavors; however, with later additions
and in higher gravity brews, light tropical fruit flavors (some say lychee) become more
pronounced.
Tradition German 5–7% Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Hersbrucker Very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh Vanguard 4–5.7% Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Saaz Aroma similar to continental European types
Waimea New Zealand 16–19% High alpha but also lots of oils giving fresh tangelo and citrus fruit aroma with pine needles
Wakatu New Zealand NA Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Nelson Sauvin notes of fresh lime zest, citrus oils, and has Wakatu features floral aromas, as well as a Mittlefrüh-style sweetness
Warrior 15–17% Nugget A bittering and aromatic hop
Willamette 3.5–6% Fuggle, US TettnangerStyrian Golding, US Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little earthy
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