Eclipse
Citrus-forward, with tropical fruit and stone fruit.
Origin🇦🇺Australia
Flavor profile
- Citrus4
- Tropical fruit2
- Stone fruit2
- Herbal2
- Pine and resin2
- Berry1
- Floral1
- Spice1
- Grassy1
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 Eclipse
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Eclipse?
- Topaz, HBC 682, and Herkules — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Eclipse taste like?
- Citrus-forward, with tropical fruit and stone fruit.
- What is Eclipse's alpha acid?
- 15.7–19.1%
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