I saw a recipe for Jamil’s Baltic Porter in the September 2010 issue of BYO. It also appears in his Brewing Classic Styles book. In the recipe, he calls for Lublin hops. Having ancestors from the Baltic states, I wanted to learn more about this variety.
I believe the Germans would refer to this hop as Polnischer Lublin. The Polish would call them Lubelski.
Origin: Poland
Aroma: Herby, mild, Noble-esque
Alpha Acid: 3 – 4.5%
Typical Usage: Finishing hop for the most part. It appears they can be used throughout the boil for beers featuring them as the only variety in them.
Not sure how easy they are to get in the USA. I have never seen them online or in store. Keep an eye out for them.
Check out other hop varieties:
Hunington
In the old Baltic states, there’s multiple name for everything, depending on whoever the latest conquering nation was. My family is from Mehlauken/Liebenfeld/Labiau/Zales’ye, all in what used to be East Prussia, but is now a small Russian military zone. Mehlauken is near Konigsberg/Królewiec/Kaliningrad. Ha!
I drink the Baltika Porter regularly — love that stuff. The government there sucks, but the beer is good.
Jake
I picked couple ounces of both Lublin and Marynka hops on ebay. A guy from Russia is selling them every few months. They arrived in the U.S. within 7 days after winning the auction. Both varieties were very fresh and vacuumed sealed.
I’ll be brewing a Baltic Porter soon, so we’ll see how they pan out!
Brew and Wine Supply
We stock Lublin, Marynka, Lomic, Sybilla and Junga hops.
Brewandwinesupply.com
John
Excellent news!