{{Short description|Variety of hops from New Zealand}} {{Refimprove|date=January 2014}} '''Wakatu Hops''' are dual purpose [[hops]] used for flavouring and bittering [[beer]]. They are grown in [[Nelson, New Zealand]]. They received their name from a corrupted spelling of ''Whakatu'', the [[Māori language|Māori]] name for Nelson. Being bred from the Hallertau hop, they are often semi-correctly referred to as Hallertau hops, and the two varieties are often interchangeable in beer recipes due to their close ties.{{citation needed|reason=sentence needs citation|date=January 2014}}
==History== The Wakatu hop variety was created by [[HortResearch]] as an attempt to breed a new aroma hop. Female Hallertau Mittlefrüh was pollinated by the male of a New Zealand hop variety. The resultant hop was suited as a dual-purpose hop and was released from HortResearch's Riwaka Research Centre in 1988.<ref name="nzhops">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nzhops.co.nz/varieties/hallertau_aroma.html |title=Hallertau dual purpose hop data sheet |access-date=2014-01-13 |archive-date=2013-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502135856/http://www.nzhops.co.nz/varieties/hallertau_aroma.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Use in the brewing of beer== Because Wakatu is a dual-purpose hop, it can be used in ''Single Malt and Single Hop'' (also known as ''SMaSH'') beer recipes with excellent results. Because of the middle road that was taken between this hop possessing high [[aroma]] and high [[Alpha acid|alpha]] rating, it has a slightly lower alpha rating than some other hop varieties, generally in the range of 6%–9%.<ref name="nzhops" /> Put simply, this translates to a lower bittering potential when compared to dedicated bittering hops, but also offers the advantage of being able to contribute aromatics to the beer, to which non-dual-purpose bittering hops aren't so well suited. Wakatu hops have a distinct presence of [[myrcene]] measured to be at 35.5%<ref name="nzhops" /> or even up to 59%.<ref name="protz">[http://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/08/24/kiwi-s-new-hop-takes-a-whack-or-two Kiwi's new hop takes a whack or two]</ref> This contributes subtle flavours akin those of citrus fruit, notably the [[Lime (fruit)|lime]].{{citation needed|reason=source needed for the whole sentence|date=January 2014}}
==See also== {{portal|Beer|New Zealand}} *[[Beer in New Zealand]] *[[List of hop varieties]]
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[[Category:Flavors]] [[Category:Hop varieties]] [[Category:Agriculture in New Zealand]] [[Category:Crops originating from New Zealand]] [[Category:Beer in New Zealand]]