Medusa
Tropical fruit-forward, with citrus and stone fruit.
Origin🇺🇸United States
Flavor profile
- Tropical fruit4
- Citrus3
- Stone fruit2
- Floral2
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 Medusa
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Medusa?
- Olicana, Riwaka, and Kohatu — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Medusa taste like?
- Tropical fruit-forward, with citrus and stone fruit.
- What is Medusa's alpha acid?
- 3.8%
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