Huell Melon
Huell Melon is a special aroma variety from the Huell breeding programme that was bred and launched on the market as part of the craft beer wave. With good resistance to diseases and all the advantages for sustainable hop growing, Huell Melon is popular with farmers and brewers alike. The variety impresses with its intense, fruity hop flavour. Depending on the type of beer, the quantity used and the timing of the hop addition, Huell Melon impresses with flavours such as honeydew melon, apricot and strawberry.
Aroma impressions of raw hops
Aroma in beer
Quality of bitterness
Dry-Hop Aroma
Quality of bitterness
Pedigree
Huell Melon
Mother
Cascade
USA
Father
2004/026/007
Hop Research Center Huell
Agronomic characteristics
Climate tolerance
Disease Resistance
Maturation
Yield potential (kg/ha)
2000
Breeding information
Variety type
Breeding variety
Group
A
Variety code
HMN
Launch
2012
Plant variety protection
Yes
Type of variety protection
EU
Breeder
Hop Research Center Huell
Pedigree
Cascade x 2004/026/007
Master number
2009/002/706
Year of crossing
2008
Regional information
cultivation areas worldwide
Germany
cultivation areas Germany
Hallertau, Tettnang, Spalt, Elbe-Saale
Acreage in Germany (ha)
56
Chemical data
α-acids (%)
6.5
β/α-ratio
1.4
Cohumulone (% relative of α-acids)
29
Polyphenols (%)
3.8
Polyphenols/α-ratio
0.6
Xanthohumol (%)
0.61
Xanthohumol/α-ratio
0.094
Total oil (ml/100g)
1.2
Caryophyllene/humulene-ratio
1.25
Farnesene (mg/100g)
>10
Linalool (mg/100g)
3
Linalool/α-ratio
0.5
Health
Disease Resistance
Verticillium wilt
Downy mildew
Powdery mildew
Hop aphid
Two-spotted spider mite