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Tomahawk
Dual purposeUSA8230American hops

Tomahawk

Alpha acid

15–17.5%

Beta acid

4.5–6%

Total oil

2.5–4.5 mL

Beer styles:IPAAmerican Pale AleStoutBarleywineLager
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Description

Tomahawk is a bittering hop of recent origin. Tomahawk is often referred to as CTZ, a trio of similar hops including Columbus and Zeus. The exact lineage of Tomahawk is unknown, however it is widely assumed that Brewer’s Gold and several undisclosed American varieties played significant parenting roles. It was developed in the 1980s by Charles Zimmerman who had worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture until 1979 and who subsequently held positions with various private hop-processing and trading companies.

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

Tomahawk has aroma descriptors that include black pepper, licorice, curry and subtle citrus.

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 Simcoe , Centennial , Amarillo & Cascade hops are commonly used alongside the Tomahawk hop. This is not a complete list, but should give you a good idea of what hops are commonly used together.

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Acid profile & Oil composition (%)

Acid profile

Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Co-humulone28–35%

Oil composition (%)

Myrcene71.4%
Caryophyllene11.4%
Humulene16.4%
Farnesene0.7%
Myrcene45–55%
Caryophyllene6–10%
Humulene9–14%
Farnesene0–1%
Aroma profile and use
CitrusBlack currantLicoriceCurryOnion
Substitutes
ColumbusCTZZeusCentennialChinookGalenaNuggetMillennium
Statistics
  • harvested in mid-to-late August for most aroma varieties.
Similar hops

CTZ

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14.5–17%
Beta acid4.5–5.5%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryCitrus+2

Columbus

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14–18%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
EarthyBlack currantLicoriceCurry+6

Zeus

USABittering
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid13–17.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil2.4–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryPungent

Nugget

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid9.5–16%
Beta acid3–5.8%
Total oil0.9–3.3 mL
HerbalCitrusGingerPineapple+5

Galena

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid12–15.5%
Beta acid7.2–8.7%
Total oil0.9–2.1 mL
FruityPearPineappleBlack currant+5

Centennial

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid7–12%
Beta acid3.5–5.5%
Total oil1–3 mL
PineCitrusFloralGrapefruit+1

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