Nugget
Notes on Nugget gathered automatically from across the wiki. Each heading links back to the exact section it came from.
- 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)
- 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.
- Yakima Valley Hops website - Top Hops for Hazy IPAs: Chinook + Columbus + Nugget: This is a classic hop combo that is often overlooked for modern hazies. It might not be as flashy as other combos with newer varieties, but it still hangs with the best of them. Chinook and Nugget together offer up many of the key biotransformation precursors and thiols present in the current superstar Citra. Columbus also offers up the highly sought-after linalool and comes packed with ripe orange aromas. Together, this combo is greater than the sum of its parts.
- Chinook: This is our favorite sleeper variety that often gets overlooked. Chinook offers the perfect aroma that is packed with biotransformation compounds like Geraniol and Linalool, as well as a little bit of 4-MMP. Hotside, whirlpool, or dry hop, Chinook has amazing things to offer. So basically, just use it in all your beers.
- Nugget: Another classic variety that has found new life and meaning in hazies. Nugget is packed with biotransformation compounds like Geraniol and 4-MMP and works well on the hotside. Paired up with Chinook, this duo stands toe to toe with even the best modern varieties.
- CTZ: Another variety that often gets overlooked, but it is a certifiable banger in Hazy IPAs. Columbus is loaded with Linalool for biotransformation as well as aromas of ripe oranges. Columbus often gets a bad rap as an alpha variety, but when Columbus is picked as an aroma variety, it is bright, beautiful, and fits perfectly in your hazy.