Slovenian hop Neoplanta hails from a combination between Northern Brewer, Styrian Golding and a wild Slovenian male. First appearing in the late 1960’s, the variety was bred alongside Vojvodina and Dunav in the hopes of replacing the landrace variety Backa which was suffering from poor yields.
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| Characteristics | |
| Purpose | Bittering & Aroma |
| Alpha Acid Composition | 7.4%-12% |
| Beta Acid Composition | 2.9%-5% |
| Co-Humulone Composition | 36% |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Cone Size | |
| Cone Density | |
| Seasonal Maturity | Late |
| Yield Amount | 1435 kg/hectare (1280 lbs/acre) |
| Growth Rate | High to very high |
| Resistant to | Moderately resistant to resistant to downy mildew |
| Susceptible to | |
| Storability | Retains 63% alpha acid after 6 months storage at 20ºC (68ºF) |
| Ease of Harvest | |
| Total Oil Composition | 1.3 mL/100g |
| Myrcene Oil Composition | 49% |
| Humulene Oil Composition | 20% |
| Caryophyllene Oil | 8.9% |
| Farnesene Oil | 5% |
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References
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/person/2450/hopchem/21082.html
https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/Resources%5CCraftBrewing%5CPDFs%5CAgricultural_Reports_and_Papers/TheBreeding_Varieties.pdf
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=mROkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=neoplanta+hops&source=bl&ots=9Up8rX41DS&sig
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=fctJLwKUzX4C&pg=PT596&lpg=PT596&dq=neoplanta+hops&source=bl&ots=DZvZYVXxrv&sig
http://freshops.com/usda-named-hop-variety-descriptions/#usda_id_21082
