Cryo Nectaron® – Crop 2025

**CRYO Hops® Nectaron®** is a lupulin-rich, concentrated hop pellet from Yakima Chief Hops, designed to deliver **maximum aroma intensity** with reduced vegetal matter—ideal for today’s high-hopping brewing practices.

Nectaron® is best used in **late additions and dry hopping**, and is widely recognized for its high-quality, consistent **tropical**, **stone fruit**, and **citrus** hop character. ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])

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### Aroma Profile

* Citrus
* Stone Fruit
* Tropical ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])

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### Recommended Brewing Use

* Best applied **late in the process** or during **dry hopping** ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* Excellent for heavily hopped modern styles due to reduced vegetal load

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## Technical Specifications (Typical Brewing Values)

* **Alpha Acids:** 21.0–27.0% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Beta Acids:** 10.0–13.0% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Total Oil:** 3.0–6.0 mL/100g ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])

### Total Oil Breakdown (% of total oil)

* **β-Pinene:** 2% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Myrcene:** 65–70% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Linalool:** 0.5–1% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Caryophyllene:** 2.5–4.5% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Farnesene:** 1% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Humulene:** 10–15% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Geraniol:** 1–1.5% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])
* **Other:** 5–21% ([Yakima Chief Hops][1])