Challenger Hop Pellets – UK

Flavour and Aroma

A spicy, cedar, green tea aroma with sweet floral flavour notes.

Characteristics

Spicy, cedar, green tea.

Bittering Characteristics

As a bittering hop it provides a refreshing, full bodied rounded bitterness and as a late hop, it gives a very crisp and fruity character.

Flavour Intensity

7 /10

Breeding

Challenger was released in 1972 by Wye College in the UK. Its Aunt is Northdown and its Grandmother is Northern Brewer. It is a tall hop with good resistance to downy mildew but it is susceptible to powdery mildew and wilt. It has good growing characteristics, long slender cones and is high yielding. Its storage stability is good.

Country of Origin: UK

Hop Type: Dual Purpose

Alpha Acid: 6.3%

Possibility of Substitution: Northern Brewer, German Perle, Northdown

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