Kvasny Prum. 2013; 59(10-11): 296-305 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2013031

Saaz Late - The Czech Hop Variety Recommended for Czech Beer.Peer-reviewed article

Alexandr MIKYŠKA, Martin SLABÝ, Marie JURKOVÁ, Karel KROFTA, Josef PATZAK, Vladimír NESVADBA

¹ Výzkumný ústav pivovarský a sladařský, a.s. Lípová 15, 12044, Praha 2, Česká republika

² Chmelařský institut, s.r.o., Kadaňská 2525, 438 01 Žatec

Late Saaz hop variety, registered in 2010, was bred in order to produce a higher yield of min . 2t/ha whilst maintaining the brewer quality of the Saaz variety . Genetically, Late Saaz belongs to a group of European aroma varieties . The content and composition of the α-and β-acids is very similar to Saaz hops and so is the composition of hop oils . These parameters comply with the requirements of the European protected geographical indication "Czech beer" . The sensory character of beer hopped with Saaz Late is close to beers hopped with the traditional Saaz variety, but the lingering of the sensory bitterness is slightly slower, the character of the bitterness is somewhat less fine with greater astringency . In 2013, the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting in Prague included Saaz Late in the list of hop varieties recommended for the "Czech beer" productionLate Saaz hop variety, registered in 2010, was bred in order to produce a higher yield of min . 2t/ha whilst maintaining the brewer quality of the Saaz variety . Genetically, Late Saaz belongs to a group of European aroma varieties . The content and composition of the α-and β-acids is very similar to Saaz hops and so is the composition of hop oils . These parameters comply with the requirements of the European protected geographical indication "Czech beer" . The sensory character of beer hopped with Saaz Late is close to beers hopped with the traditional Saaz variety, but the lingering of the sensory bitterness is slightly slower, the character of the bitterness is somewhat less fine with greater astringency . In 2013, the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting in Prague included Saaz Late in the list of hop varieties recommended for the "Czech beer" production

Keywords: hops (Humulus lupulus L.), hop breeding, α-acids, hop oils, genome, DNA, brewing tests, protected geographical indication Czech beer Introduction

Received: June 8, 2013; Accepted: July 20, 2013; Published: October 1, 2013