Hop Pellets – Columbus – 2019

Columbus Hops Flavour & Aroma Profile

Columbus Hops are a dual-purpose hop with flavours being characterised as earthiness, black pepper, licorice, spice and subtle citrus. 

Hop Pairings

After data has been collected about which hops have consistently been paired with, I have compiled a list of a select few below. (Data from multiple sources)

• Centennial
• Chinook
• Citra
• Simcoe
• Cascade
• Amarillo

Hop Substitutions

If you are short of what you need on the brew day or have too much of alternatives, you may want to consider substituting for another hop similar to Columbus. Using data from experienced brewers, as opposed to traditional ways of judging substitutions by experience and feel, here is a list of some popular hop substitutions for Columbus Hops. (Data from Beer Maverik)

• Centennial
• Chinook
• Nugget
• Galena
• Millennium
• Zeus
• Tomahawk
• CTZ

Styles

Columbus has been seen to be used in styles such as IPA, American Ales, Imperial Brown Ale, Barley Wine, Imperial Stout, Stout. (Data from Hoplist)