Galena is a high-alpha variety offering clean, balanced bittering properties, a pleasant citrusy-sweet aroma, moderate tolerance to disease, and excellent storage stability.
Galena is one of the most widely used bittering hop varieties in the US and is also an excellent dual-use hop. Galena’s fruity flavor profile really kicks with clean and agreeable notes of citrus. Galena is most noted for its purported use as the only hop in pale lager, Corona Extra.
Pedigree:
Developed in Idaho and released in 1978, Galena directly descended from Brewer’s Gold. Galena was brought about via open pollination.
Hop Highlights:
- 11.5 — 13.5% Alpha
- 7.2 - 8.7% Beta
- High Geraniol
- Pleasant Bitterness
Form
Size:
- 100g
- 250g (SAVE 10% OFF 100g Price)
- 500g (SAVE 15% OFF 100g Price)
- 1 Kg (SAVE 20% OFF 100g Price)
- 5 Kg (SAVE 30% OFF 100g Price)
Typical Beer Style Uses:
- Barley Wine
- Imperial Stout
- India Pale Ale
- Stout
Brewing Usage:
Aroma:
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Citrus, Tropical/Fruit, Spicy
- Lemon, Earthy, Onion
Storage:
Possible Substitutions:
Complementary Hops:
Batch Analysis:
- Crop 2018
- Alpha Acid: 10.5%
- Alpha Method: EBC 7.5
BREWING VALUES
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ALPHA 11.5 - 13.5 %
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BETA 7.2 - 8.7 %
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TOTAL OIL 0.9 - 1.3 ml/100g
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COHUMULONE 36 - 40 %
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MYRCENE 55 - 60 %
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HUMULENE 10 - 13 %
- CARYOPHYLLENE 4.5 - 5.5 %
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FARNESENE<1%
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STORAGE Excellent
General Trade Perception
Some brewers have noted Galena is better when boiled in smaller quantities and that later additions bring forth stronger aromas of blackcurrant.
