Callista
Stone fruit-forward, with citrus and tropical fruit.
Origin🇩🇪Germany
Flavor profile
- Stone fruit3
- Citrus2
- Tropical fruit2
- Berry2
- Floral2
- Spice1
- Herbal1
- Grassy1
- Pine and resin1
Main source of bitterness — isomerizes over the boil to set IBU.
Contributes aroma and slow-aging bitterness; not isomerized in the boil.
How bitterness ages — ~1:1 is common in aroma varieties.
Share of alpha as cohumulone — lower reads as a smoother bitterness.
Total essential oil — the bulk indicator of aroma intensity.
What to substitute for Callista
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Callista?
- Wai-iti, Riwaka, and Kazbek — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Callista taste like?
- Stone fruit-forward, with citrus and tropical fruit.
- What is Callista's alpha acid?
- 2.0–5.0%
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