8254-167 | United States

Vanguard

8254-167 | Alpha Acids: 4.5-6.5%

Bred by the USDA in 1982 and released in 1997, Vanguard is an aroma hop closely resembling Hallertau Mittelfrüh in character. It is commonly used in traditional German-style beers as a noble-type variety.

Aroma Profile

Herbal
Spicy
Earthy

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Attribute	Vanguard Current Variety	Admiral See details	Ahtanum® Brand See details	Centennial See details	Crystal See details	Mosaic® Brand See details	Nelson Sauvin™ Brand - NZ Hops See details	Willamette See details
Hop Variety	Vanguard	Admiral	Ahtanum® Brand	Centennial	Crystal	Mosaic® Brand	Nelson Sauvin™ Brand - NZ Hops	Willamette
Brand	8254-167 (United States)	RH40 (United Kingdom)	YCR 1 (United States)	W415-90 (United States)	8309-37 (United States)	HBC 369 (United States)	85-03-06 (New Zealand)	6761-117 (United States)
Aroma Profile	Herbal, Spicy, Earthy	Orange, Resinous, Tea	Floral, Cedar, Citrus, Herbal, Grassy	Lemon, Floral, Orange, Tropical, Woody	Citrus, Herbal, Stone Fruit, Woody	Berry, Citrus, Tropical, Stone Fruit	Citrus, Tropical, White Wine	Citrus, Hay, Tea, Woody
Alpha Acid Range Low	4.5	13	4	8.5	3.5	10	10	4.5
Alpha Acid Range Hi	6.5	16	6	12	6	15	13	6.5
Beta Acid Range Low	5.5	4	5	3.5	6.5	3	5	3.5
Beta Acid Range Hi	7	6	6.5	5.5	9	4.5	8	5
Total Oil Range Low	0.5	1	0.5	1	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.5
Total Oil Range Hi	1	1.7	2	3.5	1.8	3	1.5	1.6
Co-Humulone Low	18	37	30	23	20	20	20	28
Co-Humulone Hi	20	45	35	26	24	25	24	32
B-Pinene Low	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.3
B-Pinene Hi	0.6	0.8	1	1.2	0.8	1	0.8	0.6
Myrcene Low	0.1	39	50	60	35	45	35	28
Myrcene Hi	10	48	65	75	50	65	45	32
Linalool Low	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.5
Linalool Hi	0.4	1.2	0.5	0.8	1	0.8	0.6	0.8
Caryophyllene Low	13	6	7	3	6	3	6	10
Caryophyllene Hi	17	8	11	7	10	8	10	14
Farnesene Low	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	6
Farnesene Hi	1	2	1	0.5	1	1	1	10
Humulene Low	49	23	12	7	20	9	25	25
Humulene Hi	55	26	20	12	28	16	35	35
Geraniol Low	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.1
Geraniol Hi	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.7	0.9	1	0.4	0.4
Silinene Low
Silinene Hi
Other Low	15.8	13.7	0.9	1.8	8.3	7.2	7.2	0.7
Other Hi	37.4	30.5	29.9	28	37.4	41.5	33.2	33.2
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