Melba Hop
| Purpose: | Aroma |
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| Country: | Australia (AUS) |
| International Code: | MEL |
| Ownership: | ™ Ellerslie Hop Estate |
| Comparison | Compare with other hops |
Purchase Melba Hops
Melba 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 Melba Hop
Melba comes from the Ellerslie breeding program.
Flavor & Aroma Profile of Melba Hops
Melba is an aroma hop that is typically used in only late boil additions, including dry hopping.
Melba hops have passion fruit, grapefruit, citrus and summery aroma characteristics. When used as an early addition, it is said to impart a clean and somewhat spicy bitterness. When used as a flavor or aroma addition though, properties of passion fruit, grapefruit and citrus come to the fore.
Tags: #passion_fruit #grapefruit #citrus #spicy
Brewing Values for Melba Hops
These are the common ranges that we've seen with Melba 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 » | 7-10%8.5% 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. | 2.5-5%3.8% avg |
| Alpha-Beta RatioThe ratio of alpha to beta acids dictates the degree to which bitterness fades during aging. 1:1 ratios are common in aroma varieties. | 1:1 - 4:13:1 avg |
| 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 » | 25-35%30% 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 » | 2.0-4.0 mL3mL avg |
Melba Hop Substitutions
If the Melba 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 Melba substitutions.
Experienced brewers have chosen the following hop varieties as substitutions of Melba:
Is Melba available in lupulin powder?
Unfortunately, there is no lupulin powder version of the Melba 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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