Zagrava

Zagrava

 

Highly productive aromatic Zagrava variety deserves a special attention. By its brewing properties, it can be placed between the famous German varieties as Tradition and Spalter Select. This is one of the aroma varieties, which has the biggest quantity of essential oils with a considerable amount of farnesene, which advantageously emphasizes its aromatic properties in comparison with the Tradition. It gives a spicy-floral aroma with a prominent herbal character and fruit notes. The unique character of bitterness and taste of this variety is the result of the low content of cohumolone in the composition of alpha-acids. It is considered as double-purpose hop and can be used for both bittering and flavoring beer. Zagrava is a multi-purpose hop variety, the processing products of which are widely used for brewing all traditional types of beer.

Total resins 18–20%

Alpha acids 4–5%

Beta acids 7–8%

Cohumulone in the alpha acids 28–32%

Colupulone in the beta acids 48–52%

Essential oil content 0,5–1,0

Myrcene 60–80%

Caryophyllene 5–6%

Farnesene 5–10%

Humulene 12–13%