Summer
Stone fruit-forward, with tropical fruit and citrus.
Origin🇦🇺Australia
Flavor profile
- Stone fruit4
- Tropical fruit2
- Citrus1
- Floral1
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 Summer
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Summer?
- Sládek, Alora, and Whitbread Golding — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Summer taste like?
- Stone fruit-forward, with tropical fruit and citrus.
- What is Summer's alpha acid?
- 4.0–7.0%
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