Galena
BarthHaas describes it as lime, gooseberry, pear, pineapple, cognac.
- Smells like
- Lime, Gooseberry, Pear, Pineapple, Woody
- Bitterness
- High (10–14.3% alpha)
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Brewing values
Alpha acid
10–14.3% typical 12.3
2 sources, spread of 4.3%
- Hopsteiner10–13.5Data sheet last changed 2020-01-09.
- BarthHaas11.5–14.3Range over the last 4 crop years.
Beta acid
6.9–9% typical 7.9
2 sources, spread of 2.1%
- Hopsteiner7–9Data sheet last changed 2020-01-09.
- BarthHaas6.9–8.7Range over the last 4 crop years.
Cohumulone
35–40% of alpha typical 37.5
1 source, spread of 5% of alpha
- Hopsteiner35–40Data sheet last changed 2020-01-09.
Total oil
0.9–1.2 mL/100g typical 1.1
1 source, spread of 0.3 mL/100g
- Hopsteiner0.9–1.2Data sheet last changed 2020-01-09.
Alpha to beta runs about 1.6:1, which is what governs how fast the bitterness fades in storage.
Oil composition
- Myrcene72.9%
- Humulene14.4%
- Caryophyllene11.7%
- Farnesene0.7%
- Linalool0.3%
Normalised to 100% so this hop can be compared like for like. The published components sum to 67.5% of total oil in the source data.
Where it's grown
Not in the 2025 survey. Last reported in 2022.
Acres by year
| Year | Washington | Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 295 | — |
| 2016 | 262 | withheld |
| 2017 | 378 | withheld |
| 2018 | 390 | 109 |
| 2019 | 297 | 113 |
| 2020 | 241 | withheld |
| 2021 | withheld | withheld |
| 2022 | withheld | — |
| 2023 | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — |
| 2025 | — | — |
Acres harvested, from the USDA NASS National Hop Report. Where America's hops grow →
Aroma
What to swap it for
Scored on aroma overlap, oil composition and acid chemistry, then nudged up where a brewer has vouched for the swap by hand. An axis we haven't measured earns nothing, so a hop known only by its acid numbers caps out around 30 — the score is how much evidence there is for the swap, not just how close the numbers happen to be. Anything under 50 is a different beer, not a substitution.
Pedigree
Parentage unrecorded.
Notes on this record
purpose defaulted to dual, unconfirmed. Country: breeding origin from general knowledge, not yet cited.
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