Possibly one of South Africa’s most unique hop varieties. Unlike most high-alpha varieties, African Queen possess a considerably rich and complex aroma. Developed by SAB Hop Farms in George, South Africa, African Queen was created by hop breeders Gerrie Britz and Beverley-Anne Joseph. Development began in 1998 and concluded with its commercial release in 2014.
So potent is African Queen’s aroma breeder Beverley-Anne (2013) told Voice of America, “If you walk through the fields where we’re growing it you just smell passion fruit – actually a variety of fruit flavors, like gooseberry and blackcurrant aromas. If we kiln it we get that same aroma.” (Taylor, 2013, para. 14)
It is described as featuring a fruit-forward aroma profile with heady elements of berries, black currant and stone fruit alongside hints of chillies, lemongrass and even bubble gum.
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| Characteristics | Fruit forward with blackcurrant and passion fruit |
| Purpose | Bittering & Aroma |
| Alpha Acid Composition | 13 – 15% |
| Beta Acid Composition | 3.9 – 5.6% |
| Co-Humulone Composition | 22 – 27% |
| Country | South Africa |
| Lineage | Cross of 91J7/25 and SA male 94US2/118 |
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| Total Oil Composition | 1.3 mL/100g |
| Myrcene | 28.4% |
| Humulene | 21.4% |
| Caryophyllene | 12.8% |
| Farnesene | 4.9% |
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| Geraniol | 0.3% |
| Linalool | <1% |
| Xanthohumol (X) | 0.7-0.8% |
| Substitutes | Amarillo, Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe, Citra |
| Style Guide | Extra Special Bitter, American India Pale Ale, Belgian India Pale Ale, Imperial India Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, Pale Ale, Bitter |
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References
https://www.voanews.com/a/new-wonder-variety-has-south-africa-breweries-hopping/1792458.html
https://learn.kegerator.com/african-queen-hops/
https://www.southafricanhopfarms.com/product 10-9-2021
https://yakimavalleyhops.com/products/african-queen-hop-pellets
