WILLAMETTE
BREWING QUALITY
Provides a mild, pleasant, hop aroma and bitterness to all English-style Ales, and US Pale and Brown Ales.
ORIGIN / HISTORY
USA origin. Released in 1976 and well-established in the US industry. Currently the most widely grown aroma hops in the US.
AGRONOMICS
No visible reaction to prunus necrotic ring spot virus; fair resistance to downy mildew and powdery mildew but susceptible to Verticillium wilt.
Possible Substitutions:
Bramling Cross, Fuggles
OIL COMPONENTS
| Total Oil | 1.0 – 1.5 mls/100 grams |
| Caryophyllene | 7 - 8% of whole oil |
| Farnesene | 5 - 6% of whole oil |
| Humulene | 20 - 30% of whole oil |
| Myrcene | 45 - 55% of whole oil |
ACID COMPONENTS
| Alpha Acids | 3 – 6% w/w |
| Beta Acids | 3 – 4% w/w |
| Cohumulone | 30 - 35% of alpha acids |