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Nugget

Herbal-forward, with pine and resin and citrus.

Origin🇺🇸United States

Flavor profile

CitrusTropical FruitStone FruitBerryFloralSpiceHerbalGrassyResin / Pine
0-5 scale. 0s mean no aroma values available.
  • Herbal3
  • Pine and resin3
  • Citrus2
  • Tropical fruit2
  • Stone fruit2
  • Floral2
  • Spice2
  • Berry1
  • Grassy1
Alpha acid
9.0–16.0%
Main source of bitterness — isomerizes over the boil to set IBU.
Beta acid
3.0–6.0%
Contributes aroma and slow-aging bitterness; not isomerized in the boil.
α : β ratio
2.8 : 1
How bitterness ages — ~1:1 is common in aroma varieties.
Cohumulone
26%
Share of alpha as cohumulone — lower reads as a smoother bitterness.
Total oil
2.0 mL/100g
Total essential oil — the bulk indicator of aroma intensity.

What to substitute for Nugget

Common questions

What can I substitute for Nugget?
Vital (both pine and resin forward), Magnat (both pine and resin forward), and Green Bullet (both pine and resin forward).
What does Nugget taste like?
Herbal-forward, with pine and resin and citrus.
What is Nugget's alpha acid?
9.0–16.0%

Standard for these styles

Styles where Nugget is a standard pick — from the corpus, not the guidelines.

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