American Noble Hops™ pellets are the leafy parts of the hop cone (bract and strig) which has had most of the lupulin removed resulting in a “de-bittered” hop. They are produced from whole leaf hops using Yakima Chief Hops’ proprietary cryogenic separation process that preserves all components of each fraction.

Analytically, American Noble Hops™ appear similar in character to traditional noble hops, including high aromatics and low alpha acids, while retaining regional hop characteristics that make them unique to America’s Pacific Northwest. This contributes pleasant noble bitterness with the unique aromas of higher resin varieties such as Simcoe® Brand, Mosaic® Brand and Cascade.

American Noble Hops™ is best used in beer styles with mild bitterness and pleasant but not dominant hop flavors and aromas. Because of the low alpha content American Noble Hops™ is a good choice for sour beer production because it will have a minimal effect on lactic acid bacteria while contributing polyphenols and glycosides typical of low alpha hops. Some brewers have found success using American Noble Hops™ in the mash to aid runoff and contribute antioxidants on the theory they will limit mash oxidation.

American Noble Hops™ enables a brewer to use classic US aroma varieties in beer styles which typically are brewed with noble hops. American Noble Hops™ resembles a noble hop in alpha content but the bract itself still contains many other aromatic and brewing characteristics of the variety. When used, American Noble Hops™ contributes pleasant noble bitterness and many aspects of the whole cone’s aroma thanks to extraction of water soluble flavor compounds like glycosides and polyphenols. • Noble hop replacement with reliable supply • High quality low alpha hop product • Unique flavor profiles from high resin hops • Source of polyphenols and antioxidants