Amarillo


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Amarillo was discovered and introduced by Virgil Gamache Farms in Washington State, Amarillo® Brand VGXP01 cv. is an aroma variety that has recently become one of the top 10 varieties utilized by the craft beverage industry. It features relatively high alpha acids along with extremely high levels of myrcene for citrus and grapefruit flavors. As a result, it is an excellent dual purpose variety. Amarillo demonstrates good resistance to downy and powdery mildew.

Aroma: Specific aroma descriptors include grapefruit, orange, lemon, melon, apricot and peach.

Possible substitutions include Cascade, Centennial, Summit and Ahtanum

Alpha Acid 7 - 11%
Beta Acid 5.5 - 8%
Co-humulone 20 - 24%
Total Oil 1 - 2.3 mL/100g
B-Pinene 0.4 - 0.8% of total oil
Myrcene 40 - 50% of total oil
Linalool 0.5 - 0.8% of total oil
Caryophyllene 7 - 10% of total oil
Farnesene 6 - 9% of total oil
Humulene 19 - 24% of total oil
Geraniol 0.1 - 0.1% of total oil