Loral Hop Pellets (US) - 1 oz

Loral Hop Pellets (US) - 1 oz

Aroma & Flavor:  very pleasant, floral, peppery, lemon-citrus and dark fruit

Developed by Hop Breeding Company and released in 2016, Loral® Brand HBC 291 has a noble heritage that straddles the fence between old and new world hop aromatics. It has the ability to complement all beer styles, making it a very versatile hop in the brewery. Loral® has been described as pleasant with floral, citrus, peppery and some dark fruit characteristics.  Specific aroma descriptors include very pleasant, floral, peppery, lemon-citrus and dark fruit.

Characteristics:

• Alpha Acid: 11.3 - 12.2%
• Beta Acid:  4.9 - 5.3%
• Co-humulone:  21 - 24%
• Total Oil:  1.8 - 2.9 mL/100g
• B-Pinene:  0.6 - 0.7% of total oil
• Myrcene:  52 - 58% of total oil
• Linalool:  1 - 1.1% of total oil
• Caryophyllene:  5 - 5.7% of total oil
• Farnesene:  < 1.0% of total oil
• Humulene:  17.8 - 17.9% of total oil
• Geraniol:  0.2 - 0.3% of total oil

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