Galaxy is Australia's own - grown and premium hop. The mother is an Australian native and the father is a German scented flower, Perle, which was introduced to the market in 1994. Galaxy is considered the representative variety of Australian hop.
The Milky Way aroma is considered to be a combination of citrus and passionfruit aromas and is best served in boiling, swirl or dry.
Galaxy is well suited to brewing pale ale and has excelled in IPA.
Conventional indicators | |||
Alpha acid | 11.3-12.2 | Beta acid | 4.9-5.3% |
The ketone of humulus scandens | 21.0-24.0% | The total oil | 1.8-2.9ml/100g |
The aroma components | |||
myrcene | 52.0-58.05 | Humulus scandens ene | 17.8-17.9% |
caryophyllene | 5.0-5.7% | Fanny ene | <1.0% |
Other indicators | |||
Geraniol w/w | 0.2-0.3% | The alcohol in the w/w | 1.0-1.1% |
Beta pinene w/w | 0.6-0.7% |
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