Nelson Sauvin
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An aroma and dual-purpose flavour hop with distinctive ‘New World’ white wine characters.
Very much at home in the new-world styles such as American Pale Ale and IPA. This hop is considered by some as being extreme and it certainly makes its presence felt in speciality craft and seasonal beers while having gained a considerable international reputation in recent times.
Flavour profile
Gooseberry, new world white wine
Ancestry
Nelson Sauvin Brand 85-03-06 is a triploid variety bred from the New Zealand variety Smoothcone and a selected New Zealand male. Developed by New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research and released in 2000, the essential oil profile displays characteristics of fresh crushed gooseberries a descriptor often used for the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc, giving rise to this variety’s name.
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
New Zealand
Ancestry
Nelson Sauvin Brand 85-03-06 is a triploid variety bred from the New Zealand variety Smoothcone and a selected New Zealand male. Developed by New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research and released in 2000, the essential oil profile displays characteristics of fresh crushed gooseberries a descriptor often used for the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc, giving rise to this variety’s name.
Alpha Acids (%)
9.0 – 13.0%
Beta Acids (%)
6-8%
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.2ml – 2.0ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
79
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
22.2
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
10.7%
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
0.4%
Humulene (% of whole oil)
36.4%
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
3.6
Pacifica
Characteristics
A dual-purpose hop with fresh tropical fruit characteristics and excellent finish and bitterness.
Finds application where a higher oil concentration and proportion of Linalool are required to impact on how the hop character integrates into the final product. Ideally suited to traditional German lager styles and finding wider application to a new generation through the international craft market’s insatiable thirst for Pale Ale.