SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge
The hop variety Saaz is well known over the world and is usually used for brewing of lager beers. Recently, the new related varieties Saaz Late, Brilliant, Comfort, and Shine were registered. Information about these varieties is splintered and often available only in the Czech language in regional j...
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| author | Jana Olšovská Lenka Straková Vladimír Nesvadba Tomáš Vrzal Michaela Malečková Josef Patzak Pavel Donner |
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| description | The hop variety Saaz is well known over the world and is usually used for brewing of lager beers. Recently, the new related varieties Saaz Late, Brilliant, Comfort, and Shine were registered. Information about these varieties is splintered and often available only in the Czech language in regional journals. This review (i) summarizes previously published data (breeding history, genetic data, basic parameters such as yield, sensory profile, concentrations of key technologically important hop compounds), (ii) presents long-term data (2004–2021), and (iii) shows similarities/differences among these varieties. All Saaz varieties are typically fine aroma hops with a relatively low content of alpha bitter acids ranging from 5 to 7 wt%, cohumulone amounts lower than 30% rel., and hop oil content of about 1.0 wt%. Even though the new varieties have no identical chemical parameters to the original Saaz, they can substitute this established standard as well. Furthermore, the varieties Saaz Comfort and Saaz Shine show high resistance to <i>Pseudoperonospora humuli</i> as well as very good tolerance to drought. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42273bfc34d54cbfbc1cfa8932a7883b2025-08-20T01:56:05ZengMDPI AGBeverages2306-57102024-09-011039010.3390/beverages10030090SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current KnowledgeJana Olšovská0Lenka Straková1Vladimír Nesvadba2Tomáš Vrzal3Michaela Malečková4Josef Patzak5Pavel Donner6Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, Prague, Lípová 511/15, 120 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicHop Research Institute Co., Ltd., Saaz, Kadaňská 2525, 438 01 Žatec, Czech RepublicResearch Institute of Brewing and Malting, Prague, Lípová 511/15, 120 00 Prague, Czech RepublicResearch Institute of Brewing and Malting, Prague, Lípová 511/15, 120 00 Prague, Czech RepublicHop Research Institute Co., Ltd., Saaz, Kadaňská 2525, 438 01 Žatec, Czech RepublicHop Research Institute Co., Ltd., Saaz, Kadaňská 2525, 438 01 Žatec, Czech RepublicThe hop variety Saaz is well known over the world and is usually used for brewing of lager beers. Recently, the new related varieties Saaz Late, Brilliant, Comfort, and Shine were registered. Information about these varieties is splintered and often available only in the Czech language in regional journals. This review (i) summarizes previously published data (breeding history, genetic data, basic parameters such as yield, sensory profile, concentrations of key technologically important hop compounds), (ii) presents long-term data (2004–2021), and (iii) shows similarities/differences among these varieties. All Saaz varieties are typically fine aroma hops with a relatively low content of alpha bitter acids ranging from 5 to 7 wt%, cohumulone amounts lower than 30% rel., and hop oil content of about 1.0 wt%. Even though the new varieties have no identical chemical parameters to the original Saaz, they can substitute this established standard as well. Furthermore, the varieties Saaz Comfort and Saaz Shine show high resistance to <i>Pseudoperonospora humuli</i> as well as very good tolerance to drought.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10/3/90hopsSaazbreedingbitter acidshop oilshop aroma |
| spellingShingle | Jana Olšovská Lenka Straková Vladimír Nesvadba Tomáš Vrzal Michaela Malečková Josef Patzak Pavel Donner SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge Beverages hops Saaz breeding bitter acids hop oils hop aroma |
| title | SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge |
| title_full | SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge |
| title_fullStr | SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge |
| title_short | SAAZ—Fine Aroma Hop Pedigree: A Review of Current Knowledge |
| title_sort | saaz fine aroma hop pedigree a review of current knowledge |
| topic | hops Saaz breeding bitter acids hop oils hop aroma |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/10/3/90 |
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