Ella
Floral-forward, with citrus and stone fruit.
Origin🇦🇺Australia
Flavor profile
- Floral4
- Citrus3
- Stone fruit3
- Berry2
- Spice2
- 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 Ella
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Ella?
- Extra Styrian Dana, HBC 682 c.v., and Chelan — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Ella taste like?
- Floral-forward, with citrus and stone fruit.
- What is Ella's alpha acid?
- 13.4–19.2%
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