Northern Brewer
All HopsGermany Bittering
Alpha 9.1%
Beta
Cohum.
Oils
Description
Northern Brewer (GR) is a bittering hop that is commonly used only to bitter the beer during brewing, and not for too much flavor and aromas. German Northern Brewer hops have aroma descriptors that include mint, pine and grass. It displays pleasant pine and mint characteristics most in dual purpose brewing applications.
Recipe Stats
Prevalence
3.5%
Usage by addition type (g/L · median with IQR range)
Bittering 1.02 g/L
Flavour 0.68 g/L
Aroma 0.74 g/L
Whirlpool 0.71 g/L
Dry Hop 1.04 g/L
Hop Addition Timing
Bittering (58 min) · 60% Flavour (22 min) · 18% Aroma (4 min) · 17% Whirlpool · 3% Dry Hop · 2%
% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable
Common Styles
- 66% California Common
- 11% American Porter
- 11% American Brown Ale
- 11% Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- 9% Imperial Stout
- 9% Strong Bitter
- 9% English Porter
- 8% Oatmeal Stout
- 8% American Stout
- 6% Irish Red Ale
- 6% Sweet Stout
- 5% American Amber Ale
- 2% Saison
- 2% American Pale Ale
- 1% American IPA
% of [style] recipes using this hop
Pairs Well With
- 15% Cascade
- 12% East Kent Goldings
- 9% Fuggle
- 8% Saaz
- 7% Willamette
- 7% Centennial
- 4% Magnum
- 4% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- 4% Columbus
- 3% Chinook
% of recipes using this hop that also use the paired hop