Northern Brewer

Use

Dual-purpose hop

Origin

Germany, USA

Sources

3 sources

Analysis

Alpha acids: 7.1–9.1 % p/p
Beta acids: 4.1–5.1 % p/p
Co-humulone: 27–30 % of alpha
Total oil: 1.25–1.55 mL/100 g
Farnesene: 0–1 % of oil
Linalool: 0.3–0.8 % of oil

Aroma

Citrus Herbal Spicy Earthy and woody Resinous

grassyspicylimepinemintearthyminty

Grassy, spicy, lime, pine, mint
Hopsteiner

Chosen for its noble character, its earthy minty flavor and aroma define a truly classic hop (Anchor Brewing head brewer quote); one extraction pass also reported 'grown since the 1960s' (no verbatim confirmation)
Segal Ranch

Substitutes for Northern Brewer

Sources suggest replacing Northern Brewer with Perle, Aurora, Akoya. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, the closest profiles in the catalogue are Aramis, Teorem, P15-6, P12-9.

According to the sources

Perle Aurora Akoya

Compare

Northern Brewer vs Akoya Northern Brewer vs Aramis Northern Brewer vs Aurora Northern Brewer vs Boomerang Northern Brewer vs Perle

Sources

HVG · Northern Brewer · Germany · original sheet
Hopsteiner · Northern Brewer · Germany · original sheet
Segal Ranch · Northern Brewer · USA · original sheet

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