| General Hop Characteristics
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| Chemical Composition
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| Alpha Acids:
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9.5-12.5 %
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| Beta Acids:
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3-6 %
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| Cohumulone:
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41 %
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| Myrcene:
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- %
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| Humulene:
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- %
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| Caryophyllene:
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- %
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| Farnesene:
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- %
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| Total Oil:
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2.0 %
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| Storage
(%AA/6 Mo/20°C):
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good %
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| Growing Characteristics
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This article discusses a specific variety of hops. For general information about selecting, using or propogating hops, see the main hop page
A bittering hop chosen by seedling selection in 1961. Comet was said to have an aroma similar to wild American hops; this combined with the availability of super-alpha hops reduced the demand for this hop enough that it is no longer commercially grown.
