HQG 3
Stone fruit-forward, with spice and herbal.
Origin🇺🇸United States
Flavor profile
- Stone fruit3
- Spice2
- Herbal2
- Tropical fruit1
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 HQG 3
Common questions
- What can I substitute for HQG 3?
- Ernest, Sládek, and Whitbread Golding — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does HQG 3 taste like?
- Stone fruit-forward, with spice and herbal.
- What is HQG 3's alpha acid?
- 7.5–0.0%
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