Ekuanot™ HBC 366 US Hops Hop Products Australia

EKUANOT^™ BRAND HBC 366 US Hop (formerly known as Equinox) was developed by Hop Breeding Company and released in 2014, Ekuanot™ Brand HBC 366 features pronounced aroma characteristics and extremely high oil content. This variety bursts out of the spring soil in vibrant yellow and gradually matures to a deep green color by fall harvest.  The diversified and pronounced aroma characteristics combined with extremely high oil content and a tight cone structure make this hop variety unique.

Form:

• Type 90 Hop Pellets

Pack Sizes:

• 100g
• 250g (SAVE 10% on 100g Price)
• 500g (SAVE 15% on 100g Price)
• 1Kg (SAVE 20% on 100g Price)
• 5Kg (SAVE 30% on 100g Price)

Aroma:

Specific descriptors include melon, berry, orange peel, lime, papaya, pine and fresh peppers.

Brewing Usage

• Aroma

Brewing Values

ACID/OIL        RANGE           LOW   HIGH

ALPHA ACID 13-15.5%            0       20 (MED/HIGH)

BETA ACID    4-5%                   0       15 (LOW/MED)

TOTAL OIL    2.5-4 mL/100g     0         4 (HIGH)

Typical Beer Styles

• APA
• IPA
  • New England IPA (NEIPA)
  • Session IPA

Technical Information:

Developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2014.

Storage Stability ~75% alpha remaining after 6 months

Crop: 2022 Bath: I-21029-1 Alpha: 15.9% ON SPECIAL PRICE!

Crop: 2023 Batch: PE01516 Alpha: 13.8%

• Alpha Acid 14.5%
• Beta Acid 4 – 5%
• Co-humulone 31 – 36%
• Total Oil 2.5 – 4 mL/100g
• B-Pinene 0.4 – 0.8% of total oil
• Myrcene 30 – 45% of total oil
• Linalool 0.2 – 0.5% of total oil
• Caryophyllene 8 – 12% of total oil
• Farnesene < 1.0% of total oil
• Humulene 12 – 20% of total oil
• Geraniol 0.2 – 0.2% of total oil

BeerCo Recipes:

• Hazy Trucker | NEIPA | BeerCo Recipe Kit
• Viper | XPA | BeerCo Recipe Kit

More Recipes from: Yakima Chief Hops and Brooklyn Brewery

American Pale Ale | featuring Ekuanot™ Hops

Ingredients:

Malt

• 4.75 Kg American Ale Malt
• 0.565 Kg Munich Malt
• 0.20 Kg Supernova Malt
• 0.15 Kg Sour Grapes Acidulated Malt

Hops

• 15g Warrior® US Hops at 60 mins
• 15g Simcoe® US Hops at 30 mins
• 60g Simcoe® US Hops at 0 mins
• 30g Ekuanot™ US Hops at 0 mins
• 40g Simcoe® US Hops dry hop at 6 days or 3 days prior to bottling or kegging
• 40g Ekuanot™ US Hops dry hop at 6 days or 3 days prior to bottling or kegging

Yeast – Liquid

• GY001 Nor Cal Ale #1 GigaYeast 1 x Gold Pitch

Yeast – Dry

• Fermentis Safale US-05 Yeast – 2 x 11g sachets or
• Lallemand Danstar BRY-97 West Coast US Ale Yeast – 2 x 11g sachets

Target Specifications:

• Original Gravity (OG): 1.052
• ABV: 5.2%
• SRM: 5.4
• Boil: 60 mins
• Efficiency: 70%

Method:

NB: this recipe assumes 23L or 6 US gallons starting wort after the boil is complete to finish with 19L post racking

1. Single infusion mash at 67°C for 60 minutes.
2. Ferment at 19°C for two weeks, and dry hop for 3 days prior to packaging or kegging.

Brooklyn Brewery | Pale Ale | featuring Equanot™ Hops

Ingredients:

Malt

• 3.0 Kg Ale Malt
• 1.2 Kg Lager Light Malt

Hops

• 20g Taiheke NZ Hops at 60 mins
• 20g Taiheke NZ Hops At 30 mins
• 20g Ekuanot™ US Hops at 0 mins
• 100g Ekuanot™ US Hops dry hop 3 days prior to bottling or kegging

Yeast – Liquid

• GY031 British Ale #2 GigaYeast 1 x Gold Pitch

Yeast – Dry

• Lallemand Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast – 2 x 11g sachets

Target Specifications:

• Original Gravity (OG): 1.044
• ABV: 4.8%
• Boil: 60 mins
• Efficiency: 70%

Method:

NB: this recipe assumes 23L or 6 US gallons starting wort after the boil is complete to finish with 19L post racking

1. Single infusion mash at 67°C for 60 minutes.
2. Ferment at 20°C for two weeks, and dry hop for 3 days prior to packaging or kegging (carbonate to 2.6 volumes).