Description
Galena Hop Rhizome
Rhizomes are only available for order in the USA. Please check to make sure your State does not have any local restrictions.
Alpha 10-12% Medium pleasant aroma, excellent for bittering. Comparable to Nugget, Cluster, Chinook.
Hops are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 8.
Bred from Brewer's Gold by open pollination. Excellent high alpha acid hop with balanced bittering profiles paired with acceptable hop aroma. Very bitter, but blends well with finishing hops .Developed by the USDA breeding program in Idaho in 1968 and released in 1978, Galena is a high alpha variety with increasingly popular aroma characteristics.
Aroma: include sweet fruits, pear, pineapple, blackcurrant, grapefruit, lime, gooseberry and spicy wood
Suggested Beer Styles - American Ales and Lagers but suitable for all beer styles.
Origin - USA
- Alpha Acid 13 - 15%
- Beta Acid 7.5 - 8.5%
- Co-humulone 34 - 39%
- Total Oil 1.3 - 2.1 mL/100g
- B-Pinene 0.4 - 0.7% of total oil
- Myrcene 40 - 50% of total oil
- Linalool 0.1 - 0.3% of total oil
- Caryophyllene 5 - 9% of total oil
- Farnesene < 1.0% of total oil
- Humulene 11 - 17% of total oil
- Geraniol 0.5 - 0.8% of total oil
How To Plant Hop Plants:
- Choose the location in which you want to plant your hops. The area you choose will need to get at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day and have good drainage.
- Twine for the hops to grow on. (A bine is a climbing plant that climbs by its shoots. It is distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers.)
- Vertical space. The bines may stretch 25 feet or longer into the air. Possible ways to grow your hops are on a tall trellis near your house, or a tall pole using hop twine.
- Planted hops will grow well on an 18-foot trellis and can grow vigorously when limited to 12 - 15 feet of a trellis.
- Prepare soil to be loose and free from large clumps. Remove any debris, such as stones and weeds. Remove all weeds near the root to prevent the weeds from returning. Fertilize the soil with bone meal or blood meal and make sure the soil is loose and worked at a depth of 12 inches or more.
- Create a mound of soil for each rhizome that you will be planting, about 3 feet apart so they have plenty of room to grow.
- If you plan to grow more than one variety of hops, plant the mixed varieties at least 5 feet apart.
- Dig a 4-inch hole in each mound and lay the rhizome into the hole horizontally, with the root side down.
- Loosely pack the soil down over the plant and cover with straw or mulch to prevent weed growth. Keep the soil consistently moist until the vines begin to sprout.
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