Amarillo® HOP PELLETS (US) - 1 LB

Amarillo® HOP PELLETS (US) - 1 LB

Aroma & Flavor:  grapefruit, orange, lemon, melon, apricot and peach

Amarillo Hop Pellets have aroma descriptors that include grapefruit, orange, lemon, melon, apricot and peach.   Amarillo Brand has recently become one of the top 10 aroma varieties used in the craft beer industry. It features relatively high alpha acids along with extremely high levels of myrcene for citrus and grapefruit flavors.  Beer Styles:  American-Style Ale, IPA, Wheat, Red Ale

Characteristics: 

• Alpha Acid:  7 - 11%
• Beta Acid:  5.5 - 8%
• Co-humulone:  20 - 24%
• Total Oil:  1 - 2.3 mL/100g
• B-Pinene:  0.4 - 0.8% of total oil
• Myrcene:  40 - 50% of total oil
• Linalool:  0.5 - 0.8% of total oil
• Caryophyllene:  7 - 10% of total oil
• Farnesene:  6 - 9% of total oil
• Humulene:  19 - 24% of total oil
• Geraniol:  0.1 - 0.1% of total oil

To preserve freshness, all of our hops are packaged in nitrogen-flushed, oxygen and light-barrier packages.

AMARILLO® is a trademark owned by Virgil Gamache Farms, Inc