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Waimea

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Waimea

Origin Country
New Zealand
Alpha Acid
16 to 19%
Oils
Not Found
US Acreage
Not Found
Medal Beers in 2026
1
Breeder
Plant & Food Research hop breeding program (New Zealand)

Aroma

an aroma abundant with fruity citrus and pine characters

Grown by

Not Found

Variety Data

Also Published as
Waimea Cryo
Kind
variety
US Grown
no
Trademark
Waimea (trademark symbol on the Charles Faram page)
Status
proprietary
Year Released
2012
Parentage
Parentage traces back to Cluster, Saaz and Fuggle (Charles Faram)
Use
not published
Alpha Class
high (14 percent and above)
Alpha
16 to 19
Beta
7 to 9
Cohumulone
22 to 24
Humulene
9 to 10
Farnesene
5 to 5
Chemistry Gap
total oil, myrcene, caryophyllene not published. Total oil: the Charles Faram page prints "20.1ml/100g", not plausible, not recorded. Myrcene: printed as "0.6", not readable as a percentage, not recorded. Caryophyllene is not listed. No second source was readable.
Notes
Humulene and farnesene are as published (farnesene a single value).
Identity Source Urls
charlesfaram.com
Chemistry Source Urls
charlesfaram.com
Aroma Source Urls
charlesfaram.com

Aroma Descriptors

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Source
an aroma abundant with fruity citrus and pine charactersCharles Faram

US Acreage by State

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No US acreage has been published for this hop yet.

2026 Medal Beers That Use It

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FormUseFarm Named by the Brewery
SilverPerpetual FogUrbanrest Brewing Co.Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale AleNot FoundNot FoundNot Found

Beer Profile Cards

Silver in Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale

Perpetual Fog

Urbanrest Brewing Co., Ferndale, MI

Category
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
Entries
108
ABV
7.5%
IBU
Not Found
Style
DDH DIPA
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

Tropical basket of passionfruit, peach, weedy mandarin, gooseberry

Source: urbanrest.com

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Breweries With a 2026 Medal Beer That Uses It

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Urbanrest Brewing Co.1

Farms That Grow It

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No farm has been published as growing this hop yet.

Research Notes

Waimea is a hop variety from New Zealand, proprietary, from Plant & Food Research hop breeding program (New Zealand). It was released in 2012. Its published alpha acid range is 16 to 19 percent.

Identity

Field Value
Origin New Zealand
Breeder or owner program Plant & Food Research hop breeding program (New Zealand)
Trademark Waimea (trademark symbol on the Charles Faram page)
Proprietary or public proprietary
Year released 2012
Parentage Parentage traces back to Cluster, Saaz and Fuggle (Charles Faram)
Published use not published
Alpha class high (14 percent and above)

Also published as: Waimea Cryo.

Chemistry

Ranges are as published by the breeder or supplier named under sources; a single value means the source printed one figure.

Measure Published Unit
alpha acids 16 to 19 percent
beta acids 7 to 9 percent
cohumulone 22 to 24 percent of alpha acids
total oil not published ml per 100 g
myrcene not published percent of total oil
humulene 9 to 10 percent of total oil
caryophyllene not published percent of total oil
farnesene 5 (single value) percent of total oil

Humulene and farnesene are as published (farnesene a single value).

Aroma

As published by Charles Faram: "an aroma abundant with fruity citrus and pine characters"

Acreage

This variety is not grown commercially in the United States as far as the sources checked show, so US acreage does not apply.

Gaps

  • Chemistry, total oil, myrcene, caryophyllene not published. Total oil: the Charles Faram page prints "20.1ml/100g", not plausible, not recorded. Myrcene: printed as "0.6", not readable as a percentage, not recorded. Caryophyllene is not listed. No second source was readable.

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