Nelson Is My Friend by Cloudburst Brewing: the hops, explained

The hop bill

Nelson Sauvin
New Zealand · Dual purpose

White wine, Gooseberry, Passionfruit, Grapefruit, Tropical fruit, Green

Bitterness High 9.5–14.5% α

Aroma oil 1–2 mL

Mostly myrcene 35%, humulene 29%

In the order Cloudburst Brewing lists them: Nelson Is My Friend IPA | 6.6% ABV | 58 IBU First off, this beer is not about Steve’s longest running friend, Erika Nelson, who grew up around the corner from him in Connecticut and went to kindergarten (Ridgebury Elementary) through undergrad (Colby College) together. But it COULD be, because she’s a wonderful human. THIS beer is about the HOP named Nelson Sauvin, the variety that put New Zea.... From the brewery's page for this beer. Forms like Cryo and CO2 extract are the same variety processed differently.

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New to hop talk? What these words mean

Bitterness (alpha acid): How much bite a hop gives when it's boiled. Under 5% is gentle, 13%+ is a bruiser. It's why a West Coast IPA snaps and a pilsner doesn't.
Aroma oil: The smelly part of the hop — where the citrus, pine and tropical fruit come from. More oil, more punch when it's added late or dry-hopped.
Myrcene, humulene…: The main oils. Lots of myrcene reads fruity and resinous; humulene and caryophyllene read woody, herbal, spicy.
Aroma / bittering / dual purpose: What brewers mostly use the hop for: smell, bite, or both.
Fresh (wet) hop: Hops straight from the field into the beer, same day, never dried. Only at harvest, late August into October.
Cryo, CGX, LupoMax, Incognito: The same hop, processed: concentrated powder or extract, for more aroma with less vegetal taste.

In Brooks’s glass

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