Apolon Hop
| Purpose: | Dual |
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| Country: | Slovenia (SLO) |
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Purchase Apolon Hops
Apolon hops are available to be purchased at multiple suppliers. We've conveniently linked to the most popular hop suppliers as well as Amazon.com. Every supplier may have different prices, harvest years and amounts available for purchase.
Origin and Geneology of the Apolon Hop
Originally introduced as a Super Styrian in the 1970’s, it has since been reclassified as a Slovenian hybrid and is a cross between Brewer’s Gold and a Yugoslavian wild male. It was a seedling selection No. 18/57 made in the early 1970's at the Hop Research Institute, Zalec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, by Dr. Tone Wagner.
Flavor & Aroma Profile of Apolon Hops
Apolon is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process.
Traditionally used solely for bittering, Apolon hops can be used as both an aroma and a bittering hop and is considered excellent for both.
Brewing Values for Apolon Hops
These are the common ranges that we've seen with Apolon hops over the years. Each year's crop can yield hops that have slightly different qualities, so these number ranges are based on history.
| Alpha Acid % (AA) Alpha acids are the main source of bitterness in beer. Longer boil times will result in isomerization of more alpha acids leading to increased bitterness. Learn more » | 10-12%11% avg |
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| Beta Acid %Beta acids are a component of hop resins responsible for contributing volatile aromatic and flavor properties. Beta acids contribute no bitterness. | 4%4% avg |
| Hop Storage Index (HSI)The HSI indicates the percent of alpha and beta acids lost after 6 months of storage at room temperature (68°F or 20°C). The freshest hops will always be the best. | 43% (Poor) 0.43 |
| Co-Humulone as % of AlphaLow cohumulone hops may impart a smoother bitterness when added to the boil as opposed to higher ones that add a sharper bitterness to the final beer. Learn more » | 2.25%2.3% avg |
| Total Oils (mL/100g)These highly volatile, not very soluble oils are easily boiled off, but add flavor and aroma to the finished beer when added very late in the boil or during fermentation. Learn more » | 1.3-1.6 mL1.5mL avg |
| Total Oil Breakdown: | |
| › MyrceneFlavors: resinous, citrus, fruity (β-myrcene) | 62-64%63% avg |
| › HumuleneFlavors: woody, noble, spicy (α-caryophyllene) | 25-27%26% avg |
| › CaryophylleneFlavors: pepper, woody, herbal (β-caryophyllene) | 3-5%4% avg. |
| › FarneseneFlavors: fresh, green, floral (β-farnesene) | 11-12%11.5% avg |
| › All OthersIncluding β-pinene, linalool, geranoil & selinene | 0--1% |
Beer Styles using Apolon Hops
Some popular beer styles that make use of the Apolon hop include ESB & IPA.
Apolon Hop Substitutions
If the Apolon hop is hard to find or if you are simply out of it on brew day, you can try to substitute it with a similar hop. The old way of choosing replacement hops was done by experience and "feel". There is nothing wrong with that way. However, we wanted to build a data-driven tool to find your Apolon substitutions.
There are no manually picked substitutions for this hop variety. You can instead use our tool that uses data to find similar hops.
Is Apolon available in lupulin powder?
Unfortunately, there is no lupulin powder version of the Apolon hop. Neither Yakima Chief Hops (Cryo/LupuLN2), Haas (Lupomax) or Hopsteiner have created versions of this hop variety in lupulin powder form yet. Too bad too - it is pure hop lupulin powder, which leads to huge, concentrated flavor when used in the whirlpool or dry hop additions.
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