Humulus "Aurea"

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philistine

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Has anyone tried using Golden Hop flowers to brew with?
Its a particular variety of hops grown for ornamental purposes. Humulus lupulus "Aurea"
Its been around for a very long time so i would assume its origins are likely english.....
Curious to see if it can be used....
 
Will be difficult without a roughish guess on AA%. Flameout hops?
 
Mardoo said:
If it's actually derived from Saaz I myself would start calculating around 2.5 to 3%.
Maybe even lower, seeing as it's bred to be ornamental , but....some of the Saaz derivatives - Riwaka, Summer and Motueka, for example , Are twice that .
 
All hops are good for beer. Go for it.
This reminds me of my introduction to Chilli when I thought that first pretty little Habanero was an Ornamental chilli.
Wow!
 
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