Pacific Gem hops (pellets 90gm)

Pacific Gem hop pellets. NZ - Crop '2018 (13.4% AA)   Bulk price (450gm+) = $8.50 per 90gm
Pacific Gem can produce a cask oak flavour with distinct blackberry aroma, along with a woody character.

Pedigree    A triploid alpha type bred from New Zealand variety “Smoothcone” at the New Zealand Horticultural Research Centre (now named HortResearch) and released in 1987.
General Description     A high alpha hop with a pleasant aroma and a useful bitterness of 13 % or higher alpha acid. Pacific Gem can produce a cask oak flavour with distinct blackberry aroma, along with a woody character. Typically used as first hop addition and used successfully in many beers worldwide.

Beer Styles               All beer styles, particularly Ales, Dry Stouts, Ice Beers.

Agronomics             Maturity                                    Mid season
                                    Yield                             Moderate to high
Growth Habit            Vigorous, clavate frame
                                    Cone Structure              Long, compact, ovate shape
                                    Disease Resistance       As no disease problems in New Zealand, not defined
                                    Storage Stability            Good

HPLC Analysis          Alpha Acids                 13 - 15 %
                                    Beta Acids                    7 - 9 %
                                    Cohumulone                  37 - 40 % of Alpha Acids

Oil Composition      (Measured within 6 months of harvest, stored at 0 ºC)
 

Total Oil                      1.2 mls oil per 100 gram cone weight

                                    Concentration                78 uL Oil/gram Alpha
                                    Myrcene                        33.3 %
                                    Humulene                      29.9 %
                                    Caryophyllene                11.0 %
                                    Farnasene                     0.3 %