Nugget is a famous American high alpha variety developed in 1983 at Oregon State University. This hop has become increasingly popular for its spicy, herbal aromas with a pear and peach note. Lineage includes Brewer's Gold, Canterbury Golding and Early Green. Nugget has an acute bitterness from its high alpha acid content. It provides the oomph in many beer styles that require the hop jolt including imperial style ales. Its a dual use hops that has green, herbal aroma. It has a relatively low co-humulone oil content. The myrcene oil is on the high side, which helps provide some of the woody tones. Nugget is an extremely popular hops for brewing. It was bred partly for its storage capacity, and holds 70%-80% of its alpha acid content after 6 months storage at 20 degrees Celsius.

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Type 90 Hop Pellets

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Typical Beer Style Uses:

Ales
India Pale Ales, India Red Ales and Imperial IPAs
Stout
Barley Wine

Brewing Usage

High Alpha Hop

Aroma

Specific aroma descriptors include mild, pleasant, herbal aromas.

Storage

Very good to excellent.

Possible Substitutions

Columbus
Galena
Magnum

Brewing Values Certificate

Brewing Values Specification

Harvest: 2021 Batch: I-10657-1 Alpha-Acids: 13.6% Moisture: 7.2% ON SPECIAL PRICE!

General Trade Perception

Gaining acceptance as a dual purpose variety with traces of mild spicy herbal tones from dry hopping and bittering.

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