United States

HBC 638

Alpha Acids: 13-16%

Developed by the Hop Breeding Company, HBC 638 is regarded as a “classic” hop variety celebrated for its sweet aromatic profile and expressive notes of tropical and stone fruit.

Aroma Profile

Citrus
Herbal
Stone Fruit
Sweet Aromatic
Tropical

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HBC 638 | US

HBC 638 Type 90 Hop Pellets

Type 90 Hop Pellets

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$18.02/kg$25.74/kg

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Technical Specifications

TYPICAL BREWING VALUES

ALPHA ACIDS %

(26-30% COHUMULONE)

BETA ACIDS %

TOTAL OIL ml/100g

TOTAL OIL BREAKDOWN

(% OF TOTAL OIL)

B-PINENE0.4 - 0.6%

MYRCENE30 - 40%

LINALOOL0.2 - 0.4%

CARYOPHYLLENE10 - 14%

FARNESENE0.1 - 1%

HUMULENE16 - 19%

GERANIOL0.4 - 1%

SILINENE

OTHER24 - 42.9%

Survivable Compounds Information

SENSORY ANALYSIS

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HBC 638

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Herbal
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Admiral

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Chinook

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Attribute	HBC 638 Current Variety	Admiral See details	Chinook See details	Ekuanot® Brand See details	Talus® Brand See details
Hop Variety	HBC 638	Admiral	Chinook	Ekuanot® Brand	Talus® Brand
Brand	(United States)	RH40 (United Kingdom)	W421-38 (United States)	HBC 366 (United States)	HBC 692 (United States)
Aroma Profile	Citrus, Herbal, Stone Fruit, Sweet Aromatic, Tropical	Orange, Resinous, Tea	Grapefruit, Pine, Berry, Stone Fruit, Tropical	Tropical, Bubblegum, Citrus, Stone Fruit, Woody	Grapefruit, Herbal, Pine, Rose, Tropical
Alpha Acid Range Low	13	13	11	14	5
Alpha Acid Range Hi	16	16	15	16	10
Beta Acid Range Low	4	4	3	4	7
Beta Acid Range Hi	6	6	4.5	5.5	11
Total Oil Range Low	2	1	1	2.5	0.7
Total Oil Range Hi	4	1.7	2.5	4.5	2.5
Co-Humulone Low	26	37	26	30	32
Co-Humulone Hi	30	45	31	37	37
B-Pinene Low	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5
B-Pinene Hi	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	1
Myrcene Low	30	39	25	30	25
Myrcene Hi	40	48	40	40	50
Linalool Low	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1
Linalool Hi	0.4	1.2	0.5	0.5	1
Caryophyllene Low	10	6	6.5	9	6
Caryophyllene Hi	14	8	11	12	12
Farnesene Low	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Farnesene Hi	1	2	0.8	1	1
Humulene Low	16	23	15	17	15
Humulene Hi	19	26	20	22	30
Geraniol Low	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.5	1.5
Geraniol Hi	1	0.3	2	1.3	3
Silinene Low
Silinene Hi
Other Low	24	13.7	25.1	22.5	5
Other Hi	42.9	30.5	55.2	42.8	46.7
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HBC 638

Aroma Profile

HBC 638 Type 90 Hop Pellets

Technical Specifications

TYPICAL BREWING VALUESQuestion Mark

ALPHA ACIDS %

BETA ACIDS %

TOTAL OIL ml/100g

TOTAL OIL BREAKDOWN

SENSORY ANALYSISQuestion Mark

HBC 638

US

Admiral

RH40 | UK

Chinook

W421-38 | US

Ekuanot® Brand

HBC 366 | US

Talus® Brand

HBC 692 | US

TYPICAL BREWING VALUES

SENSORY ANALYSIS