General Hop Characteristics
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Country of Origin:
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USA
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Noble:
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No
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Uses:
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bittering or aroma
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Beer styles:
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Substitutions:
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Willamette
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Chemical Composition
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Alpha Acids:
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7-11.5 %
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Beta Acids:
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3-5.5 %
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Cohumulone:
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36-43 %
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Myrcene:
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31-68 %
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Humulene:
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14-20 %
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Caryophyllene:
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6-10 %
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Farnesene:
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10-30 %
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Total Oil:
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0.5-1.6 %
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Storage
(%AA/6 Mo/20°C):
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very good %
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Growing Characteristics
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Yield:
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-
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Harvest:
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medium late
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This article discusses a specific variety of hops. For general information about selecting, using or propogating hops, see the main hop page
Columbia was generally considered similar, but inferior, to its sister selection, Willamette], and is now no longer commercially grown in the United States.