GR Saphir

Hop Description

Bred by the Hop Research Center in Hüll, Germany, Saphir’s low alpha acids, admirable resistance to disease, and familiar citrusy, spicy, and floral notes make it an increasingly preferred stand-in for famous noble hop Hallertauer Mittelfrüh.

Aroma Profile

Spicy, Tropical/Fruit, Floral

  • Brewing Values

Alpha 2 - 4.5 %

Beta 4 - 7 %

Total Oil 12 - 17 %

Cohumulone 12 - 17 %

Myrcene 25 - 40 %

Humulene 20 - 30 %

Caryophyline 9 - 14 %

Farnesene <1%

Storage Fair

ALPHA

BETA

TOTAL OIL (ml/100g)

Similar Hops

GR Hallertau Mittelfrüh

Alpha

3-5.5%

Beta

3-5%

Total Oil

0.7-1.3 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Spicy, Floral, Citrus

DESCRIPTION

This original noble variety from Germany’s famously productive hop region, Hallertau, ...

GR Tradition

Alpha

5-7%

Beta

4-5%

Total Oil

1-1.4 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Floral, Herbal/Earthy, Grassy

DESCRIPTION

Released in 1993 as another worthy successor to beloved but finicky-to-grow ...

GR Tettnanger

Alpha

2.5-6%

Beta

3-5%

Total Oil

0.5-0.9 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Herbal/Earthy, Floral, Spicy

DESCRIPTION

Sometimes called Tettnanger, this is the namesake Saaz-family noble hop from the ...

CZ Saaz

Alpha

2.5-6%

Beta

4-8%

Total Oil

0.4-1 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Herbal/Earthy

DESCRIPTION

This iconic noble hop from the Saaz region of the Czech Republic helped define the ...

Pairs Well With

GR Perle

Alpha

4-9%

Beta

2.5-4.5%

Total Oil

0.5-1.5 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Stone Fruit, Herbal/Earthy, Spicy

DESCRIPTION

Perle, a descendant of Northern Brewer, is a wildly popular German aroma hop, released ...

GR Northern Brewer

Alpha

6-10%

Beta

3-5%

Total Oil

1-1.6 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Woody/Tobacco, Herbal/Earthy, Piney/Resinous

DESCRIPTION

While it was originally bred in England, this variety has taken to German soils and is ...

GR Tettnanger

Alpha

2.5-6%

Beta

3-5%

Total Oil

0.5-0.9 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Herbal/Earthy, Floral, Spicy

DESCRIPTION

Sometimes called Tettnanger, this is the namesake Saaz-family noble hop from the ...

GR Tradition

Alpha

5-7%

Beta

4-5%

Total Oil

1-1.4 (ml/100)

MAIN AROMAS

Floral, Herbal/Earthy, Grassy

DESCRIPTION

Released in 1993 as another worthy successor to beloved but finicky-to-grow ...