Sládek
Stone fruit-forward, with citrus and tropical fruit.
Origin🇨🇿Czech Republic
Flavor profile
- Stone fruit4
- Citrus2
- Tropical fruit2
- Spice2
- Floral1
- Herbal1
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 Sládek
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Sládek?
- Summer, Whitbread Golding, and Kazbek — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Sládek taste like?
- Stone fruit-forward, with citrus and tropical fruit.
- What is Sládek's alpha acid?
- 4.5–8.5%
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