Polaris is a hop developed by Germany to meet the demand of beer industry for new flavor. It is a hybrid of German, American and Japanese hop. It belongs to high formic hop, with α acid of 18.0-24.0% and hop oil content of 4.4-4.8mL /100g.
Polaris has a pleasant citrus and mint-like nose, with light notes of bergamot and clover.
Polaris is commonly used in bitter flowers and Belgian-style beers, but can also be used in lower strength wheat beers for summer consumption, which can give a cool taste and works well in other Ales.
Conventional indicators | |||
Alpha acid | 18.0-24.0% | Beta acid | 5.0-6.5% |
The ketone of humulus scandens | 22.0-29.0% | The total oil | 4.4-4.8ml/100g |
The aroma components | |||
myrcene | 35.0-55.0% | Humulus scandens ene | 25.0-35.0% |
caryophyllene | 8.0-13.0% | Fanny ene | <1.0% |
Other indicators | |||
Polyphenols w/w | 3.5% | ||
Fulvic phenol w/w | 0.84% | ||
