If you love tropical flavours, here's your new Krush. Krush® HBC 586 c.v. is a sensational new tropical fruit-forward hop that brings sought-after mango, guava, citrus and resin character to your portfolio. Push the boundaries of fruit flavor and aroma in your beers and beverages.
Developed by Hop Breeding Company and released in 2024, Krush® HBC 586 c.v. bursts with citrus (orange), tropical (mango, guava), stone fruit (peach), berry (mixed berry), and woody (resin) characteristics that deliver complex, ripe, and punchy aromas. Krush® presents similarly on the bine and in the glass. This highly unique and versatile hop is a fruit cocktail in cone form, and highly impactful in beer. It is a brewer favorite that shines in all styles of beer and hop combinations.
Originally bred in 2007 by the Hop Breeding Company experimental hop variety program, Krush® HBC 586 went through a thorough 17-year process as an experimental variety and was officially released as a commercial hop brand in 2024.
Form:
- Type 90 Hop Pellets
Pack Sizes:
- 100g
- 250g (SAVE 10% OFF 100g Price)
- 500g (SAVE 15% OFF 100g Price)
- 1Kg (SAVE 20% OFF 100g Price)
- 5Kg (SAVE 30% OFF 100g Price)
Pedigree
Krush® HBC 586, a highly sought-after hop variety in the brewing world, boasts a distinguished pedigree born from a dedicated breeding program. It is the result of a cross-pollination between the female hop selection YCR 21 and the male parent 01239-2.
Brewing Usage
- Aroma
Aroma
Berry, Citrus, Stone Fruit, Tropical, Woody
Typical Beer Styles
Recommended Pairings:
Good for all styles of beer and hop combinations, particularly
BREWING VALUES:
Crop: 2024 Batch: PE02924 Alpha Acids: 13.8 % Oil Content: 3.00 ml/100g Moisture: 8.30%
- Alpha Acids* 10-14%
- Beta Acids 7-9 %
- Cohumulone % of alpha acids
- Total Oil 0.5-3.0 ml/100g
- B-Pinene 0.4-0.8 % of total oil
- Myrcene 40-60 % of total oil
- Linalool 0.5-1.0 % of total oil
- Humulene 10-16 % of total oil
- Caryophyllene 10-18 % of total oil
- Farnesene 0.1-1.0 % of total oil
- Geraniol 0.1-1.0 % of total oil
Krush™ HBC 586 c.v. Spec Sheet
General Trade Perception:
"It stands out not only by its rich and sweet tropical fruit and citrus qualities, but its ability to play well with other hops, acting as a unifying force as well as amplifying the voice of others." Andrew Rose | Director of Brewery Operations | Alvarado Street Brewery
“Liquid mango smoothie! Love this hop.” Peter Oates, Brewmaster & Co-Founder Equilibrium Brewery Middletown, NY