Saphir Hops
This week, I saw a few craft beers brewed using only Saphir hops. I had not heard of them before so I did a little digging to find more information. Unfortunately, there is not a lot out there. I might be pulling the trigger on this post a little too soon, but I can always add to it later once I find more.
Much of the information I found was in German. I used some translator sites but you know how that goes – they weren’t very good.
Saphir hops are a new breed that has been bred as an alternative to the Hallertauer Mittlefrüh variety. It is more disease and pest resistant.
It was bred with a Hallertau parent and probably a long list of other hops to make it more commercially viable.
I wish I had a year it was made publicly available, but I found no information. I am guessing 2005 at the earliest.
Origin: Germany
Aroma: Refined, sweet, mild clean citrus, hint of tangerine
Alpha Acid: 2.5 – 4.5 %
Typical Usage: Aroma
Beer Styles: Plisners, German lagers, Belgian whites
If you have more information, let me know. I will post more as I get more.
on January 8th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
[...] was particularly interested in the use of Saphir hops as I didn’t recognize that varietal. According to the Brew Dudes back in June, “Saphir hops are a new breed that has been bred as an alternative to the Hallertauer [...]
on April 22nd, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Saphir was developed at te Hop Research Center in Huell, Germany, and was released in 2002.