USDA ACCESSION No.: 21497
SELECTION: clonal selection made in the late 1970s at the University of Hohenheim by Dr. Schmuetz
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Tettnanger B
PEDIGREE: no information available
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-OSU Hop Research Farm, East Farm, Corvallis, OR
ORIGIN: University of Hohenheim, Germany
DATE RECEIVED: spring 1987
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Various USDA Annual Reports for Hop Research starting in 1987
Kohlmann, H., and A. Kastner. 1975. The Hop, second edition. German Society for Hop Research, Wolnzach (in German).
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: dark green, but reddish stems especially at side-arm branching
SEX: female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: moderately resistant
Viruses: free of all major hop viruses when received
VIGOR: fair to good
YIELD: fair to poor, under 1,000 lbs/ acre in commercial OR plots
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12 to 20 inches, sometimes longer
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.3%
BETA ACIDS: 5.2%
COHUMULONE: 23%
STORAGE STABILITY: poor, lost about 50% of its original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature storagee
OIL: 0.90 ml/100 g. Humulene 14.0%; caryophyllene 4.1%; Myrcene 53.8%; farnesene 11.5%. H/C ratio = 3.40
MAJOR TRAITS: pleasant noble "continental" aroma, early maturity
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop is a sister selection of Tettnanger A and appears to have slightly higher alpha acids potential which may or may not be significant. It also belongs to the "Saaz Group of Hop Varieties"and is believed to be closely related to Saazer (USDA 21077)