Pacific Jade
Citrus-forward, with spice and herbal.
Origin🇳🇿New Zealand
Flavor profile
- Citrus3
- Spice3
- Herbal2
- Pine and resin2
- Tropical fruit1
- Stone fruit1
- Floral1
- Grassy1
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 Pacific Jade
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Pacific Jade?
- Olympic, Green Bullet, and Vital — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Pacific Jade taste like?
- Citrus-forward, with spice and herbal.
- What is Pacific Jade's alpha acid?
- 12.0–15.0%
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