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Northern Brewer (German)

Spice-forward, with pine and resin and herbal.

Origin🇩🇪Germany

Flavor profile

CitrusTropical FruitStone FruitBerryFloralSpiceHerbalGrassyResin / Pine
0-5 scale. 0s mean no aroma values available.
  • Spice3
  • Pine and resin3
  • Herbal2
  • Floral1
  • Grassy1
Alpha acid
6.0–10.0%
Main source of bitterness — isomerizes over the boil to set IBU.
Beta acid
3.0–5.0%
Contributes aroma and slow-aging bitterness; not isomerized in the boil.
α : β ratio
2.0 : 1
How bitterness ages — ~1:1 is common in aroma varieties.
Cohumulone
30%
Share of alpha as cohumulone — lower reads as a smoother bitterness.
Total oil
1.3 mL/100g
Total essential oil — the bulk indicator of aroma intensity.

What to substitute for Northern Brewer (German)

Common questions

What can I substitute for Northern Brewer (German)?
Northdown (both spice and pine and resin forward), Perle (both spice forward), and German Opal (both spice forward).
What does Northern Brewer (German) taste like?
Spice-forward, with pine and resin and herbal.
What is Northern Brewer (German)'s alpha acid?
6.0–10.0%

Standard for these styles

Styles where Northern Brewer (German) is a standard pick — from the corpus, not the guidelines.

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