lowtech
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I have read in various documents and posts around the net that the US grown tettnang is widely considered to be a Fuggle.
But THIS document(study at Wye) Has me wondering if My year old Tettnang Rhizome Purchased from Tassie is in Fact a Fuggle instead.
"Analyses of essential oil from 16 samples and α-acids and β-acids in 9 samples of Tettnanger hops grown in the USA showed that they were not the same as Tettnanger hops grown in the Tettnang district of Germany. The composition of the essential oils and ratios of α-acid to β-acid in samples grown in the USA were consistent with them being the English variety Fuggle. Samples of USA clones of Tettnanger and Hallertau mittelfrher grown in Australia also appeared to be Fuggle but a commercial sample of Saaz grown in Yakima was similar to Saaz grown in England, at Wye. The varieties Saaz and Tettnanger were indistinguishable by chemical methods."
Mine hasn't produced cones as yet to evaluate.Neither does comparing leaf style to online photos clarify anything.
Does any one else have a Tettnanger from Stu that has flowered , that can shed any light on the subject?
I certainly won't be disappointed if it is a fuggle, just unsure of what I've really got
But THIS document(study at Wye) Has me wondering if My year old Tettnang Rhizome Purchased from Tassie is in Fact a Fuggle instead.
"Analyses of essential oil from 16 samples and α-acids and β-acids in 9 samples of Tettnanger hops grown in the USA showed that they were not the same as Tettnanger hops grown in the Tettnang district of Germany. The composition of the essential oils and ratios of α-acid to β-acid in samples grown in the USA were consistent with them being the English variety Fuggle. Samples of USA clones of Tettnanger and Hallertau mittelfrher grown in Australia also appeared to be Fuggle but a commercial sample of Saaz grown in Yakima was similar to Saaz grown in England, at Wye. The varieties Saaz and Tettnanger were indistinguishable by chemical methods."
Mine hasn't produced cones as yet to evaluate.Neither does comparing leaf style to online photos clarify anything.
Does any one else have a Tettnanger from Stu that has flowered , that can shed any light on the subject?
I certainly won't be disappointed if it is a fuggle, just unsure of what I've really got