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[[Category:American hop varieties]]
 
[[Category:American hop varieties]]
 
[[Category:Bittering hop varieties]]
 
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|origin=USA
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|noble=No
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|uses=bittering
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|styles=American ales
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|substitutions=[[Chinook]], [[Galena]], [[Eroica]], [[Nugget]], [[Olympic]]
  
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|alpha=9.5-12.5
|alphaAcids=0.0 to 0.0%
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|beta=3-6
|storage=0 to 0%
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|cohumulone=41
|bittering=Yes
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|total_oil=2.0
|flavour=No
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|storage=good
|aroma=No
 
 
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A bittering hop chosen by seedling selection in 1961.  Comet was said to have an aroma similar to wild American hops; this combined with the availability of super-alpha hops reduced the demand for this hop enough that it is no longer commercially grown.

Revision as of 17:56, 18 August 2007


General Hop Characteristics
Country of Origin: USA
Noble: No
Uses: bittering
Beer styles: American ales
Substitutions: Chinook, Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Olympic
Chemical Composition
Alpha Acids: 9.5-12.5 %
Beta Acids: 3-6 %
Cohumulone: 41 %
Myrcene: - %
Humulene: - %
Caryophyllene: - %
Farnesene: - %
Total Oil: 2.0 %
Storage

(%AA/6 Mo/20°C):

good %
Growing Characteristics
Yield: -
Harvest: -

This article discusses a specific variety of hops. For general information about selecting, using or propogating hops, see the main hop page

A bittering hop chosen by seedling selection in 1961. Comet was said to have an aroma similar to wild American hops; this combined with the availability of super-alpha hops reduced the demand for this hop enough that it is no longer commercially grown.

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