February 15th, 2012

Green Bullet Hops

Posted by John in Hops

Green bullet hops were released in 1972 from the New Zealand DSIR, which is now HortResearch. HortResearch has developed other varieties like:

It was bred following an open cross-pollination of the New Zealand “Smoothcone” variety and has Styrian Goldings as a parent

Here are the other vitals for Green Bullet hops:

Origin: New Zealand

Aroma: Slight spiciness, floral, raisin(?), lemon

Alpha Acid: 11% to 14%

Typical Usage: Bittering

Beer Styles: Well, certainly Australian lagers but how about pale ales or bitters or adding them to your next ESB?

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  1. Steve said,

    on February 15th, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    This sounds like it could be a great Hops for a Belgian Witbier. I found that the Golding Hops creates a great citrus flavor. The beer that I just bottled is a Sorghum but it came out tasting very similar to a Blue Moon. This was my very first brew and the process is pretty different in contrast to making wine which is still one of my hobbies.

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