Analysis
- Alpha acids
- 3–4.3 % p/p
- Beta acids
- 4–6 % p/p
- Co-humulone
- 24–26 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 0.4–0.75 mL/100 g
- Myrcene
- 25–40 % of oil
- Humulene
- 15–25 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 5–8 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 13.5–21 % of oil
- Linalool
- 0.4–0.8 % of oil
- Selinene
- 1–2 % of oil
Aroma
spicesherbsgrasslemon
The data sheet refers to the «Saaz fine aroma hops» section and to the Atlas of Czech hop varieties
Czech Hops (czhops.cz)
Bergamot, honey, woody, camomile tea, spicy
Hop Products Australia
Original seedlings imported from former Czechoslovakia by Count Andrej Hadik; most suitable for brewing and the buyers paid the highest price
Petrovec Hops
Substitutes for Saaz
Sources suggest replacing Saaz with Tettnanger, Spalter, Lubelski, Nobella. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, the closest profiles in the catalogue are Adeena, Saphir, Lubelski, Ceres.
According to the sources
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Sources
- Czech Hops (czhops.cz) · Saaz · Czechia · original sheet
- HVG · German Saazer · Germany · original sheet
- Hop Products Australia · Czech Saaz · Czechia · original sheet
- Hopsteiner · Saazer · Czechia · original sheet
- Petrovec Hops · Saaz · Serbia · original sheet