Bravo

Notes on Bravo gathered automatically from across the wiki. Each heading links back to the exact section it came from.

From Hops: Misc:

• El Dorado
  • good “base” hop, NZ Is good for top note (CBB - Firestone)
  • CBB 321 - Varietal: El dorado is a great supporting hop, but not on its own
• Bravo Hops (Brulosophy Hop Chronicles)
  • I couldn’t agree more with the results from blind participants, Bravo imparted a deliciously pungent citrus flavor balanced nicely by notes of tropical fruit and a hint of floral character that I think would work just as beautifully in a liberally hopped IPA as it would a less aggressive Amber Ale or Saison. And on top of all that, the bitterness quality was smooth and enjoyable. Bravo is an absolute winner in my book

From Hop Oils: Hops by Compound

• Geraniol-rich Hops
  • Aurora, Bravo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Mosaic, Motueka, Styrian Golding
• Linalool-rich Hops
  • Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Citra, Glacier, Millennium, Mount Hood, Nugget, Pacifica, Willamette
• Hops that Contain 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one (4MMP)
  • Apollo, Cascade, Centennial, Citra, Chinook, Cluster, Equinox, Mosaic, Simcoe, Summit

From Hop Oils: YEAST BIOTRANSFORMATION—Escarpment / Uberbrew wheat

• Luckily, scientific publications and industry resources share knowledge of terpene concentrations of various hops. Try Cascade, Chinook, Mosaic, Centennial, Strata, and Bravo as a starting point for terpene-rich hops.

From Thiols: The Complex Case of Thiols

• As reported in “Hops Oils & Aroma: Uncharted Waters” (Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®, March/April 2016), a team at Sapporo Breweries in Japan conducted a study in 2012 in which they compared the compositions of monoterpene alcohols in various hops, examining the behavior of geraniol and citronellol under various hopping and hops-blend conditions. Among other things, their experiments demonstrated that the co-existence of linalool, geraniol, and citronellol could increase the perception of “citrus” in a model solution. Anecdotally, using this information, adventurous brewers combined hops high in linalool (such as Bravo or Nugget) with others rich in geraniol (for instance, Chinook) to brew beers they described as fruity, sometimes tropical. But it turns out linalool, geraniol, and citronellol may not have been totally responsible for those flavors.

From Hop combos: Hop Combinations that Emulate Fruit Flavors

• · Orange Juice – Mosaic, Amarillo, Centennial
• · Orange Rind – Bravo
• · Grapefruit – Simcoe, Amarillo
• · Lemon – Lemondrop, Citra, Centennial, Loral Cryo
• · Lime – Motueka