Developed by the Kirin Brewery Company in Tokyo, Japan, Kitamidori is no longer grown commercially there or anywhere else. It was bred alongside Toyomidori and Eastern Gold as a potential super alpha replacement for Kirin II, which was itself a replacement for Shinshuwase hops. It sports an oil composition with remarkable similarities to Saaz.
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| Characteristics | |
| Purpose | Bittering |
| Alpha Acid Composition | 9%-12% |
| Beta Acid Composition | 5%-6% |
| Co-Humulone Composition | 22% |
| Country | Japan |
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| Seasonal Maturity | Late |
| Yield Amount | 1490 kg/hectare (1330 lbs/acre) |
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| Storability | Retains 75% alpha acid after 6 months storage at 20ºC (68ºF) |
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| Total Oil Composition | 1.35 mL/100g |
| Myrcene Oil Composition | 34% |
| Humulene Oil Composition | 31% |
| Caryophyllene Oil | 8%-10% |
| Farnesene Oil | 6%-7% |
| Substitutes | Kirin II, Saaz, Toyomidori, Eastern Gold |
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References
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/person/2450/hopcultivars/21677.html
http://www.asbcnet.org/publications/journal/vol/abstracts/50-03.htm
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=fctJLwKUzX4C&pg=PT528&lpg=PT528&dq=kitamidori
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=mROkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=kitamidori+hops
