HOP VARIETY: SANTIAM
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Pedigree: 61021 x 21618M. Pedigree includes Swiss diploid Tettnanger clone (mother), a tetraploid Hallertauer Mittelfrüh (grandmother) and Cascade (great grandmother) - USDA 21381M. Named after the Santiam River in Oregon.
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General Trade Perception: A recently developed American aroma hop released by USDA-ARS for commercial production in the spring of 1997. It has high yield potential and Noble hop characteristics.
- Possible substitutions: German Tettnang, Spalt, Spalter Select.
- Beer Styles: Lager, US Ales, Pilsner, Belgian Tripel & other Belgian styles.
- Maturity: Medium
- Yield: Very good, 1400-2100 lb./ac. (over a 4-year period)
- Growth Habit: Very good
- Disease Reaction: Resistant to downy mildew, tolerant to moderately susceptible to verticillium wilt. Free of all five major hop viruses at the time of its release (1997).
- Cone-Structure: Small to medium density.
- Aroma: Floral, slightly spicy.
- Lupulin: Moderate amount
| Alpha Acids | 5 to 7%
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Beta Acids | 6 to 8%
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| Alpha/Beta Ratio | 0.85
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Co-Humulone | 22 to 24%
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| Humulone | -
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Storage Stability | Average
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| Oil Content (mls/100g) | 1.3 to 1.5
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Humulene ( % in oil) | 5 to 8%
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| Caryophyllene | 8 to 14%
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Hum/Cary Ratio | 3.2 to 3.6
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| Farnesene | 8 to 14%
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