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[[Category:American hop varieties]]
 
[[Category:American hop varieties]]
 
[[Category:Bittering hop varieties]]
 
[[Category:Bittering hop varieties]]
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{{HopInfo
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|origin=USA
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|noble=No
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|uses=bittering
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|styles=
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|substitutions=[[Northern Brewer]], [[Bullion]], [[Galena]]
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|alpha=11-14
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|beta=4-5.5
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|cohumulone=36-42
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|myrcene=55-65
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|humulene=0-1
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|carophyllene=7-12
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|farnesene=less than 1
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|total_oil=0.8-1.3
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|storage=poor
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|yield=very good
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|harvest=late
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}}
  
 
{{hopHeader}}
 
{{hopHeader}}
  
{{hopStatistics2|
 
|alphaAcids=0.0 to 0.0%
 
|storage=0 to 0%
 
|bittering=Yes
 
|flavour=No
 
|aroma=No
 
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A general purpose bittering hop.
 
  
; Flavour : clean profile
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'''Eroica''' is a high-alpha hop derived from [[Brewer's Gold]], selected in Idaho in 1968.  This was a very popular general purpose bittering hop with a clean bittering profile, but has gradually been replaced by [[Galena]] and is now generally no longer commercially available.
; Styles : ales, stouts, porters
 
; Substitutions :
 

Revision as of 14:13, 22 August 2007


General Hop Characteristics
Country of Origin: USA
Noble: No
Uses: bittering
Beer styles:
Substitutions: Northern Brewer, Bullion, Galena
Chemical Composition
Alpha Acids: 11-14 %
Beta Acids: 4-5.5 %
Cohumulone: 36-42 %
Myrcene: 55-65 %
Humulene: 0-1 %
Caryophyllene: 7-12 %
Farnesene: less than 1 %
Total Oil: 0.8-1.3 %
Storage

(%AA/6 Mo/20°C):

poor %
Growing Characteristics
Yield: very good
Harvest: late

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


Eroica is a high-alpha hop derived from Brewer's Gold, selected in Idaho in 1968. This was a very popular general purpose bittering hop with a clean bittering profile, but has gradually been replaced by Galena and is now generally no longer commercially available.

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