Pacific Crest hops are a proprietary blend with origins combining classic noble varieties and American influences. This unique blend combines grassy, earthy, and tobacco characteristics with mild floral, spicy, herbal, and pine notes.
The flavor and aroma profile of Pacific Crest hops is typically used in late boil additions, including dry hopping, adding citrus, earthy, grassy, herbal, and spicy notes to the beer. This hop blend is specifically formulated to target noble varieties’ hallmark profiles and terpene ratios.
Pacific Crest hops work well in Pilsners, Lagers, Blonde Ales, Pale Ales, and American Amber Ales.
| Usage: | Aroma |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| Hop Growers Code: | TRI2302 BLEND |
Where To Buy Pacific Crest Hops
Pacific Crest Flavor And Aroma
Pacific Crest is an aroma hop that is often described to have the following aroma characteristics:
floral
spicy
herbal
Pacific Crest Hop Oil Breakdown
Hop oils can vary from year to year and farm to farm but based on our research, here are the typical values we have seen reported. This information comes from various hop farms, The Hop Aroma Compendium, and For The Love Of Hops.
| Alpha Acid % (AA) Alpha acids are what is isomerized when boiling to create bitterness in beer. | 3.9% |
| Beta Acid % Beta acids are what give hops their more aroma and flavor compounds. | 3.0% |
| Alpha-Beta Ratio This ratio of alpha acids to beta acids determines how quickly bitterness fades during aging. Lower ratios are common for aromatic varieties. | Data Not Available |
| Co-Humulone as a % of Alpha Higher numbers are said to impart a harsher bitterness. | 27% |
| Total Oils (mL/100g) With more total oils, typically comes a more complex hop profile but these are highly volatile compounds. | 0.5mL |
| Myrcene green, resinous | Data Not Available |
| Humulene woody, piney | Data Not Available |
| Caryophyllene woody | Data Not Available |
| Farnesene floral | Data Not Available |
| Other Oils: Includes beta-ionine, beta-pinene, limonene, linalool, geranoil & selinene | Data Not Available |
| Hop Storage Index (HSI) The HSI indicates the percent of alpha and beta acids lost after 6 months of storage at room temperature (68°F or 20°C). | Data Not Available |
| Hop Storage Index (HSI) Rating | Data Not Available |
Pacific Crest Hop Substitutions
Replacing one hop for another is seldom straightforward but sometimes you don’t have the right hop or the right quantity of hops for the beer you want to make. For those situations, we have made a comprehensive list of hops to substitute on brew day.
These substitutions aren’t perfect as hop chemistry is pretty complex.
We wanted to make this list of substitutions with varietals that are easy to find when possible. For Pacific Crest, we recommend substituting with the following hops:
Beer Styles
For the most part, any hop could have a place in just about any beer style. Based on popular beers, historical usage, and our own preferences, we would recommend using Pacific Crest for IPA, New England IPA, Pale Ale, Wheat Beer, Golden Ale. That being said, experiment and see what works best for you.
References
https://www.hopslist.com/
https://www.ars.usda.gov/
https://www.brewersassociation.org/
https://www.barthhaasx.com/
https://www.yakimachief.com/
Hieronymus, Stan. For The Love of Hops. Brewers Publications, 2012
The Hop Aroma Compendium. 2012
