Calypso
Tropical fruit-forward, with stone fruit and berry.
Origin🇺🇸United States
Flavor profile
- Tropical fruit3
- Stone fruit3
- Berry3
- Citrus2
- Herbal2
- Pine and resin2
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 Calypso
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Calypso?
- Mosaic, HBC 630, and Krush — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Calypso taste like?
- Tropical fruit-forward, with stone fruit and berry.
- What is Calypso's alpha acid?
- 12.0–14.0%
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