# Wakatu Hops

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Variety of hops from New Zealand

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**Wakatu Hops** are dual purpose [hops](/source/Hops) used for flavouring and bittering [beer](/source/Beer). They are grown in [Nelson, New Zealand](/source/Nelson%2C_New_Zealand). They received their name from a corrupted spelling of *Whakatu*, the [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language) 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## History

The Wakatu hop variety was created by [HortResearch](/source/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.[1]

## 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](/source/Aroma) and high [alpha](/source/Alpha_acid) rating, it has a slightly lower alpha rating than some other hop varieties, generally in the range of 6%–9%.[1] 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](/source/Myrcene) measured to be at 35.5%[1] or even up to 59%.[2] This contributes subtle flavours akin those of citrus fruit, notably the [lime](/source/Lime_(fruit)).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [Beer portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Beer)
- [New Zealand portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_Zealand)

- [Beer in New Zealand](/source/Beer_in_New_Zealand)

- [List of hop varieties](/source/List_of_hop_varieties)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nzhops_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nzhops_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nzhops_1-2) ["Hallertau dual purpose hop data sheet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502135856/http://www.nzhops.co.nz/varieties/hallertau_aroma.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.nzhops.co.nz/varieties/hallertau_aroma.html) on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-protz_2-0)** [Kiwi's new hop takes a whack or two](http://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/08/24/kiwi-s-new-hop-takes-a-whack-or-two)

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