BRAMLING CROSS Alpha acid 5-7% Ref: HOPBRAM0507 BREWING QUALITY Bramling Cross is often used as a general purpose kettle hop for a smallish proportion of the hop grist. However, the variety has also of late been used to provide special fruity, blackcurrant and lemon notes in traditional brews, especially in Christmas ales. If used as a late hop or dry hop, the effect on the final beer flavour can be very interesting. This is an under-appreciated hop which can give the brewer considerable scope for experiment with specialty or new beers. ORIGIN / HISTORY UK origin. Bred at Wye in the 1920ies from a Bramling (a traditional Golding variety) and a male seedling of the Manitoban wild hop. AGRONOMICS Tolerant to wilt; susceptible to both powdery and downy mildew. ACID COMPONENTS Alpha Acids 5.0 - 7.0% w/w Beta Acids 2.3 - 3.2% w/w Type T90 Hop Pellets Cohumulone 33 - 35% of alpha acids OIL COMPONENTS Total Oil 0.7 - 1.0 ml/100 g Caryophyllene 16% of whole oil Farnesene 0.2% of whole oil Humulene 31% of whole oil Myrcene 36% of whole oil Type Leaf Hops Possible Substitutions: Willamette