1. Aphil

Aphil

Hop
Yield: 

Good to very good (considerable year-to-year fluctuations)

Genus: 
Humulus
Species: 
lupulus
USDA Accession No.: 
21050
Primary Site: 

USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis

Selection: 

Seedling selection No. 17/126 made at the Hop Research Institute Zalec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia in the early 1970's by Dr. Tone Wagner, hop breeder.

Origin: 
Seedling of controlled cross made at Zalec, Yugoslavia,in the early 1970's
Date Recieved: 
1972; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1972
Method Received: 
Rhizomes
Availability: 
No restrictions, commercial cultivar
References: 

Wagner, Tone. Autochthonous hop in Yugoslavia and its usability for breeding new varieties in comparison with the hop varieties grown at present. Final Research Report, USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative Project E30-CR-90/FG Yu-186, May 1974, pp. 255-258.

Wagner, Dr. Tone, and Dragica Kralj. Properties of Slovenian aroma hop varieties and new breeding lines. Talk presented to the 27th Congress of the European Union of Hop Trade, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 21-22 1979; Proceedings printed in German and English.

USDA/ARS Washington DC Notice of Release of Banner, a recently develop commercially available hop cultivar. 1995

Maturity: 
Medium to medium late
Leaf Color: 
Green to light green
Sex: 
Female
Sidearm Length: 
12-24 inches
Vigor: 
Good
Alpha Acids: 
10-12%
Beta Acids: 
4-5%
Cohumulone: 
25%
Storage Stability: 
Fair to good (retained 50% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature storage)
Oil: 
1.8-2.2 ml/100 g; ratio humulene/caryophyllene 1.90 Humulene 7.6%; caryophyllene 4.3%, myrcene 61.1%; farnesene 10.4%. H/C ratio = 1.96
Major Traits: 

High alpha acids content

Other Information: 

This hop together with its sister selections Apolon (USDA 21051), Atlas (USDA 21052), and a related selection,Aurora, (USDA 21053) entered the hop trade in the 1970's as "Superstyrian" hops. The implication was that they be similar to Styrian (Fuggle-type) hops but higher in alpha acids content. In reality they are Brewer's Gold seedlings, and their quality characteristics are different from the true Styrian (USDA 21049, Savinski Golding). This has caused considerable confusion in the world hop trade. In recent years the acreage of Superstyrians has been reduced in favor of the old established Savinski (Styrian) Golding (21049). The acreage of Ahil in Slovenia has remained very limited.