When the earth and the sun align, a new variety of hops is born. A cool little story on how Equinox™ HBC 366 earned its name. During early Spring, Equinox™ comes out of the ground as a bright lime green variety. Over the course of the summer, it gradually turns to a rich, dark green. Equal light, equal dark - Equinox™. From the breeders of Citra® YCR 394 cv, Mosaic™ HBC 369 cv comes the latest varietal release – Equinox™ HBC 366. These hops are generally some of the most sought-after in the industry. The diversified and pronounced aroma characteristics combined with extremely high oil content and a tight cone structure make this hop variety very unique.- Citra is a special aroma hop variety released by the Hop Breeding Company, having unique and highly favored flavour characteristics. As the name suggest its flavour descriptors include the citrus fruits lime and grapefruit, other fruity characters described as gooseberry, passion fruit, lychee as well as numerous other tropical fruits. Citra® brand HBC 394 cv. hop variety originated from a cross between Hallertauer Mittelfrüher and a father derived from U.S. Tettnang. It was released in 2008.
- Cascade was developed in the U.S.D.A. breeding program in Oregon and released as a U.S. aroma variety in 1972. It is characterized by a dark green elongated cone which contains low amounts of alpha acids. The aroma is of medium strength and very distinct. The variety has good cone production and is agronomically strong with good crown resistance to downy mildew. The definitive hop for American Pale Ales, IPA's and Black Ales/Black IPA (also known as Cascadian Ale due to the use of this variety). Widespread use in British Bitters, ESB's, Pale Ales and very effective in fruity Blonde ales and Barley Wines too.
- Aurora (Super Styrian) has an intense and pleasant hoppy aroma. Aurora has a very good storage stability. Beer prepared with this variety has good organoleptical scores. The yield of a-acids is very good when brewing with this variety. Aurora is very suitable for extraction and for combination with other varieties in the brewing process.(from the website)
The spirit of aloha on your taste buds – the exotic taste of Hawaiiα-acid content: 8.8 - 10.0%Oil content: 1.5 - 2.0 ml/100 g
