Brewing characteristics of Czech fine aroma hops "Saaz".

Since 1998 we have been carrying out brewing tests with Saaz, known worldwide as the high quality standard within the group of fine aroma hops. Its brewing characteristics are compared to the other Czech as well as foreign aroma varieties (Tettnang, Spalt, Lublin, Hersbruck and Strieselspalt). Excellent quality of Saaz was confirmed in brewing tests. Optimal time for hopping with Saaz is ten minutes before the end of boiling in the third hopping. Saaz Late, a new Czech aroma variety was released in 2010. This variety shows similar brewing characteristics to Saaz.Since 1998 we have been carrying out brewing tests with Saaz, known worldwide as the high quality standard within the group of fine aroma hops. Its brewing characteristics are compared to the other Czech as well as foreign aroma varieties (Tettnang, Spalt, Lublin, Hersbruck and Strieselspalt). Excellent quality of Saaz was confirmed in brewing tests. Optimal time for hopping with Saaz is ten minutes before the end of boiling in the third hopping. Saaz Late, a new Czech aroma variety was released in 2010. This variety shows similar brewing characteristics to Saaz

Hop Breeding in the Czech Republic.

Hop breeding objectives in CR can be divided into aroma and bitter hops, both being resistant to stresses, dwarf varieties for cultivation in low trellis and varieties for pharmaceutical utilization. In 2008 we managed to release Vital and Kazbek. Varieties Saaz Late and Bohemie were registered in 2010. Recently we have bred some perspective genotypes with high contents of xanthohumol or desmethylxanthohumol (DMX). In January 2011, we were awarded funding for a new four years EUREKA Project, which is an inter-governmental network that supports the development for innovations across all sectors of industry within EU. It should help us to develop new low trellis high quality aroma hops as sustainable replacements for traditional tall hops in the future.Hop breeding objectives in CR can be divided into aroma and bitter hops, both being resistant to stresses, dwarf varieties for cultivation in low trellis and varieties for pharmaceutical utilization. In 2008 we managed to release Vital and Kazbek. Varieties Saaz Late and Bohemie were registered in 2010. Recently we have bred some perspective genotypes with high contents of xanthohumol or desmethylxanthohumol (DMX). In January 2011, we were awarded funding for a new four years EUREKA Project, which is an inter-governmental network that supports the development for innovations across all sectors of industry within EU. It should help us to develop new low trellis high quality aroma hops as sustainable replacements for traditional tall hops in the future