Hop
Ekuanot
A versatile modern hop with melon, lime and green pepper character.
Also known as Equinox.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
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Analysis
| Alpha acid | 13–15% |
|---|---|
| Total oil | 3–4 ml/100 g |
| Purpose | dual purpose |
| Origin | United States |
| Released | 2014 |
| Breeding code | HBC 366 |
| Storage stability | good |
The name is a registered trademark rather than a plain variety name, which affects what a label may say and who may grow it.
How it is used
- Whirlpool / hop stand. Steeped below boiling after flameout. Extracts aroma and flavour with limited additional bitterness.
- Dry hop. Added after the boil, during or after fermentation. Contributes aroma and flavour with essentially no isomerised bitterness.
- Bittering (early boil). Added at or near the start of the boil, where long exposure isomerises alpha acids into bitterness and drives off aroma.
If you like Ekuanot
Hops with comparable character. Similarity and substitutability are different questions, so each entry says which it is: a hop can smell alike and still change the beer if its alpha acid is far off.
Denali 13–15% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings pine and resin that Ekuanot does not; lacks the grass of Ekuanot.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
El Dorado 13–16% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings stone fruit that Ekuanot does not; lacks the grass of Ekuanot.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Galaxy 12–16% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings stone fruit that Ekuanot does not; lacks the grass of Ekuanot.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Azacca 14–16% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings pine and resin that Ekuanot does not; lacks the grass of Ekuanot.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Melba 12–16% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings stone fruit that Ekuanot does not; lacks the grass of Ekuanot.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Straight substitutes
Close enough in both character and alpha acid to swap at a similar weight. Substitution is directional and imperfect — these are the nearest available options, not equivalents.
- Denali — Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- El Dorado — Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Galaxy — Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Azacca — Shares tropical fruit, citrus with Ekuanot; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.