Nectaron hops are a New Zealand variety that went by the number HORT 4337. Necatron® is a full sister of Waimea and was developed in partnership with New Zealand's Plant & Food Research and took over 17 years before the full release. Necatron® has a huge aroma of passion fruit, peach, grapefruit, and pineapple. It is perfect for any fruit forward beer and performs really well when used in dry-hopping.
Aroma & Flavor Characteristics: Citrus, Pineapple, Passionfruit, Grapefruit, Stonefruit
| Alpha Acid | 10.5 - 11.5% |
| Beta Acid | 4.5 - 5% |
| Co-humulone | 26 - 28% |
| Total Oil | 1.5 - 2.0 mL/100g |
| Myrcene | 60% of total oil |
| Caryophyllene | 4.5% of total oil |
| Farnesene | < 1.0% of total oil |
| Humulene | 16% of total oil |
| Citrus-Piney Fraction | 4.3% of total oil |