Azacca
Dual purposeUSA2013American hops

Azacca

Alpha acid

14–16%

Beta acid

4–5.5%

Total oil

1.6–2.5 mL

Beer styles:Pale AleIPAFruit BeerSourSaison
Description

Azacca is a descendant of Northern Brewer and Summit it's a cross between Toyomidori and an unknown variety. Bred by the American Dwarf Hop Association, it was released in 2013.

Azacca is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process.

Azacca has an amazingly refreshing aroma. It's descriptions usually include aromas and flavors of mango, papaya, orange, grapefruit, lemon, pine, spice, pineapple, grassy, tropical fruit, and citrus. However, the Azacca hop has a very delicate hop aroma that can be easily overpowered by other hops and flavors.

Some hops just taste better together. We recently analyzed [ 1 ] hundreds of the most popular beers to find which hops are commonly paired together. We found that Mosaic , Citra , Ekuanot , Cascade , El Dorado & Idaho 7 hops are commonly used alongside the Azacca hop. This is not a complete list, but should give you a good idea of what hops are commonly used together.

Azacca is also sometimes featured as a single hop in beers to highlight its unique flavors and aromas. It can be added either as a fresh hop, or via hop pellets. Some popular examples of commercial beers that use 100% Azacca hops in their recipes are Founders Azacca IPA .

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Acid profile & Oil composition (%)

Acid profile

Alpha acid14–16%
Beta acid4–5.5%
Co-humulone38–45%

Oil composition (%)

Myrcene65.6%
Caryophyllene13%
Humulene20.8%
Farnesene0.6%
Myrcene46–55%
Caryophyllene8–12%
Humulene14–18%
Farnesene0–1%
Aroma profile and use
MangoPapayaOrangeGrapefruitLemonSpicyPineappleGrassyTropicalCitrus
Substitutes
Statistics
  • 18th most grown hop in the United States
  • harvested in mid-to-late August for most aroma varieties.
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