Willamette hops

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brewboy4
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Willamette hops

Post by brewboy4 » Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:58 pm

I bought some of the above ahops and the alpha acid is quoted as 14.2%. Has anyone seen this variety with that high a content?


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Re: Willamette hops

Post by AdrianTrace » Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:01 pm

I'd have thought 4.2 was more likely for Willamette - It's probably worth dropping the supplier an email to confirm, though
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Re: Willamette hops

Post by Dennis King » Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:14 pm

mins are 5.4

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Re: Willamette hops

Post by Clibit » Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:27 am

That's got to be an error.

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Re: Willamette hops

Post by brewboy4 » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:02 am

Supplier has said 6.8


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