Sterling T-90 Hop Pellets - 2oz
Description
US Sterling T90 Hop Pellets, 2 oz sealed package
Sterling was born out of a desire to make a Saaz type hop variety that would grow well state-side and have higher disease resistance. Including Saaz and Cascade in it's lineage, Sterling was released in 1999.
Usage
With moderate AA's and low cohumulone content, Sterling shines as a clean and crisp bittering hop in lighter beer styles, including lagers. Sterling also does well in late and dry hop additions, adding delicate citrus and a noble, herbal characteristic to beer styles that require a more subtle touch in late additions, such as Saison.
Aroma and Flavor
Expect a delicious and rustic earth and herbal spice profile in late and dry hop additions with Sterling. It also lends a subtle and pleasant whisper of floral fruitiness and almost pipe tobacco or pepper. Very subtle hints of lemon and pineapple. In bittering additions, expect a lightly earthy and herbal characteristic that blends well with lighter and yeast driven beer styles.
Average Acid Content
| Alpha Acids: | 5.5% - 8.5% |
| Beta Acids: | 4.5% - 6.5% |
| Co-Humulone: | 22% - 23% |
Average Oil Content (% of Total Oils)
| Total Oils: | 0.8 - 1.2 mL/100g |
| Myrcene: | 35% - 45% |
| Humulene: | 16% - 18% |
| Caryophyllene: | 5% - 8% |
| Farnesene: | 15% - 19% |
| B-Pinene: | 0.5% - .06% |
| Linalool: | 0.5% - 0.9% |
| Geraniol: | 0.2% - 0.4% |
Possible Substitutes for Sterling
Commonly accepted substitutes for Sterling include Saaz, which will be lighter, more earthy and floral, Fuggle, which will be less floral but capture the pipe-tobacco earth characteristics, and Mt. Hood, which will be more herbal.
