TARGET Alpha acid 8-13% Ref: HOPTARG0813 BREWING QUALITY An excellent high alpha variety which gives bitterness at a very competitive price. Tends to be too harsh for aroma purposes late in the boil but has produced very good results when used as dry hop pellets in the cask. ORIGIN / HISTORY UK origin. Target was released in 1972 and was the first result of a Wye College breeding programme to produce a wilt tolerant high alpha variety. It has rapidly established itself as the most widely grown English variety, with nearly half of the market. AGRONOMICS Susceptible to downy mildew but has good resistance to both powdery mildew and Verticillium Wilt. ACID COMPONENTS Alpha Acids 8 - 13% w/w T90 Hop Pellets Beta Acids 4.5 - 5.7% w/w Cohumulone 37% of alpha acids OIL COMPONENTS Total Oil 1.2 - 1.4 mls/100 grams Caryophyllene 10% of whole oil Leaf Hops Farnesene 0.03% of whole oil Humulene 21% of whole oil Myrcene 45% of total oil Possible Substitutions: Pilgrim, Admiral, Magnum