Saaz hops

Saaz is a "noble" variety of hops. It was named after the Czech town of Žatec (German: Saaz). This hop is used extensively in Bohemia to flavor beer as the Czech pilsner.

Saaz hops accounted for more than +2⁄3 of total 2009 hop production in the Czech Republic.^[1] It is the main hop variety used in the production of global beer Stella Artois, a Belgian pilsner.

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Property	Czech variety^[3]	US variety^[4]
Yield (kg/ha)	800–1,200	N/A
Alpha acids (%)	2.5–4.0	6.3–7.0^[5]
Beta acids (%)	4.6–6.0	N/A
Alpha/beta ratio	0.6–0.9	N/A
Cohumulone (% of alpha acids):	23–26	N/A
Colupulone (% of alpha acids):	39–43	N/A
Total oils (mls. per 100 grams dried hops)	0.4–1.0	0.6
Myrcene (as % of total oils)	25–40	37
Linalool (as % of total oils)	0.4–0.8	N/A
Caryophyllene (as % of total oils)	6–9	7
Humulene (as % of total oils)	15–25	23
Farnesene (as % of total oils)	14–20	N/A
Selinenes (as % of total oils)	0.5–1.5	N/A
Possible substitutions	Centennial, Amarillo, Motueka, Stirling, Summer

Saaz hops

Acid and oil breakdown

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