Hop Breeding

Dr. Sebastian Gresset, Anton Lutz & Team
Hüll and Freising
  • Breeding of new hop varieties according to requirements of hop- and breewing industry as well as changed consumer preferences
  • Classical cross breeding -> 75-100 crosses per year

Development of varieties:

  • classical noble aroma varieties
    3 new varieties 2019/2020/2021
  • high alpha varieties
    2 new varieties 2012/2022
  • “new Hüller aroma cultivars”
    5 new varieties since 2012
  • breeding of dwarf hops
    for low trallis systems
  • hops for alternative applications
    (beta acids, xanthohumol)

For more inforamtion about the work group “hop breeding” at the Hop Research Center Hüll, please go to:
https://www.lfl.bayern.de/ipz/hopfen/index.php