HOP VARIETY: SANTIAM

• Pedigree: 61021 x 21618M. Pedigree includes Swiss diploid Tettnanger clone (mother) and a tetraploid Hallertauer Mittelfrüh (grandmother). Named after the Santiam River in Oregon.
• General Trade Perception: A recently developed American aroma hop released by USDA-ARS for commercial production in the spring of 1997. It has high yield potential and Noble hop characteristics.
• Possible substitutions: German Tettnanger, Spalt, Spalter Select.
• Beer Styles: Lager, US Ales, Pilsner, Belgian Tripel & other Belgian styles.
• Maturity: Medium
• Yield: Very good, lb./ac. (over a 4-year period)
• Growth Habit: Very good
• Disease Reaction: Resistant to downy mildew, tolerant to moderately susceptible to verticillium wilt. Free of all five major hop viruses at the time of its release (1997).
• Cone-Structure: Small to medium density.
• Aroma: Floral, slightly spicy.
• Lupulin: Moderate amount