BSG Hops Chinook Hop Pellets

Features:

• Alpha acid: 11.0-14.0 percent
• Origin: united states
• All BSG Hops are packaged in nitrogen-flushed, oxygen and light-barrier packages

Details: Origin: USA. Developed by the USDA breeding program and released in 1985 as a high-alpha variety, Chinook eventually found traction among craft brewers as a unique aroma and flavor hop. Its ancestry includes Petham Golding and USDA 63012.Usage: Dual purpose. Thanks to its high alpha content and moderate cohumulone, Chinook delivers potent, smooth bitterness but also contributes specific pine notes highly desirable in an IPA dry hop. Aroma & Flavor Characteristics: Strong's notes of grapefruit define this hop. Pungent suggestions of mountain pine and resin (especially as a dry hop) with citrus and fragrant dried herb in the background.