Amarillo® is an aroma variety that has recently become one of the top 10 varieties utilized by the craft beer industry. It features higher levels of alpha acids along with extremely high levels of myrcene for citrus and grapefruit flavors. As a result, it is an excellent dual purpose variety.
Aroma: include grapefruit, orange, lemon, melon, apricot and peach.
Origin - USA
Alpha Acid 7 - 11%
Beta Acid 5.5 - 8%
Co-humulone 20 - 24%
Total Oil 1 - 2.3 mL/100g
B-Pinene 0.4 - 0.8% of total oil
Myrcene 40 - 50% of total oil
Linalool 0.5 - 0.8% of total oil
Caryophyllene 7 - 10% of total oil
Farnesene 6 - 9% of total oil
Humulene 19 - 24% of total oil
Geraniol 0.1 - 0.1% of total oil
Amarillo® is a trademark owned by Virgil Gamache Farms, Inc.