Sladek
Floral-forward, with citrus and tropical fruit.
Origin🇨🇿Czech Republic
Flavor profile
- Floral3
- Citrus2
- Tropical fruit2
- Stone fruit2
- Berry2
- Spice2
- Herbal2
- 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 Sladek
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Sladek?
- Whitbread Goldings Variety, Palisade, and Kazbek — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Sladek taste like?
- Floral-forward, with citrus and tropical fruit.
- What is Sladek's alpha acid?
- 4.5–9.0%
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