Components of Hops

Hop flowers contain lupulin glands as well as vegetable matter. The appearance of lupulin is that of a yellowish sticky powder concentrated at the base of each hop leaf.

Hop Luplin Glans Hop Luplin Glans
Lupulin glands on anther, photo by Jeanine Denoma, GRIN

Hop Cone

The following is a simplified breakdown of a hop cone.

Hops
100%
Soft Resins
13%
Alpha Acids
8%
Beta Acids
4%
Other Resins
1%
Hard Resins
2%
Essential Oils
1%
Hydrocarbons
0.75%
Oxidative Products
0.2%
Sulphur containing compounds
0.05%
Vegetal Material
84%

The following is the breakdown of the lupulin. Note: The items to the far right in are the refined hop products produced from the lupulin.

Lupulin

Soft Resins
Alpha Acids (Humulones)
Isohumulones Isomerized Hop Extract
Beta Acids (Lupulones) Light Resistant Isomerized HopExtract
Dihydro-Isohumulones
Tetrahydro-Isohumulones
Hexahydro-Isohumulones
Other Soft Resins
Hard Resins Base Extracts (humulone and isohumulone free)
Essential Oils
Hydrocarbons
Myrcene
Humulene
Caryophyllene
Farnesene
Seinene
Oxidative Products
Dry Hop Essence
Alcohol Oxides Spicy
Linalool
Various Oxide Products
Ketone Epoxides Floral
Humulone epoxides
Multiple Ketones
Citrus Components Citrussy
Many to be identified
Esters Methyl Esters
Multiple Methylated Esters
 

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