Spalt - Hopslist

Surely one of the world oldest hop varieties, Splat hops date back as far as the 8th century and in the 16th century they were the first variety to be granted the German hop seal – a historically significant certification system predating the current, German Hop Provenance Law. Grown primarily in the Spalt region of Germany, it is one of the original landrace hops.

Not to be confused with its offspring, Spalter Select, Spalt features notes of earth and spice alongside noble aroma qualities and has been likened to Tettnanger and Saaz.

It’s not grown commercially in the US due to its low yield, something that is problematic even in its native Germany. Despite this, the variety is in high demand by brewers and often outstrips supply.

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Also Known As	Spalter, Spalt Spalter, Spalter Spalt, German Spalt
Characteristics	Earth, spice
Purpose	Aroma
Alpha Acid Composition	2.5%-5.7%
Beta Acid Composition	3%-5%
Co-Humulone Composition	22%-29%
Country	Germany
Cone Size	Small to medium
Cone Density	Compact
Seasonal Maturity	Early
Yield Amount	1120 kg/ hectare (1000 lbs/acre)
Growth Rate	Poor
Resistant to	Resistant to verticillium wilt and downy mildew
Susceptible to
Storability	Retains 50%-60% alpha acid after 6 months storage at 20ºC (68ºF)
Ease of Harvest	Moderate
Total Oil Composition	0.5-0.9 mL/100g
Myrcene Oil Composition	20%-35%
Humulene Oil Composition	20%-30%
Caryophyllene Oil	8%-13%
Farnesene Oil	12%-18%
Substitutes	Saaz, Tettnanger, Santiam, Liberty, Hallertau
Style Guide	German Ale, Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Kolsch