Rakau
Stone fruit-forward, with tropical fruit and citrus.
Origin🇳🇿New Zealand
Flavor profile
- Stone fruit4
- Tropical fruit3
- Citrus2
- Floral1
- Herbal1
- Grassy1
- Pine and resin1
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 Rakau
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Rakau?
- HBC 1019 c.v., Nelson Sauvin, and Bitter Gold — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Rakau taste like?
- Stone fruit-forward, with tropical fruit and citrus.
- What is Rakau's alpha acid?
- 10.0–13.0%
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