Hop
Huell Melon
A distinctive German variety with unmistakable honeydew melon and strawberry aroma.
Also known as Hüll Melon.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 7–8% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | aroma |
| Origin | Germany |
| Breeder | Hop Research Center Hüll |
| Released | 2012 |
| Storage stability | moderate |
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.
- Late boil. Added in the last few minutes, retaining more aromatic oils while adding modest bitterness.
If you like Huell Melon
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.
Summer 6–7% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral with Huell Melon; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: nothing in the recorded profile separates the two, which means BeerHQ cannot tell you how they differ rather than that they are interchangeable.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Smaragd 4–6% alpha
Shares stone fruit, floral with Huell Melon; an aroma variety though it bitters more gently.
Not the same: brings herbal that Huell Melon does not; lacks the tropical fruit of Huell Melon.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Mandarina Bavaria 7–10% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, floral with Huell Melon; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings citrus that Huell Melon does not; lacks the stone fruit of Huell Melon.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Palisade 6–10% alpha
Shares stone fruit, floral with Huell Melon; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings grass that Huell Melon does not; lacks the tropical fruit of Huell Melon.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Callista 2–5% alpha
Shares tropical fruit, stone fruit with Huell Melon; an aroma variety though it bitters more gently.
Not the same: brings citrus that Huell Melon does not; lacks the floral of Huell Melon; 4 points lower in alpha acid, so a like-for-like weight swap would change the bitterness.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
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.
- Palisade — Shares stone fruit, floral with Huell Melon; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.