ABOUT VIC SECRET New to commercial production for 2013, Vic Secret has been seen in seasonal and collaboration brews since 2011. Whirlpool and dry hop additions of Vic Secret introduce appealing clean and distinct pineapple and pine characters to the beer. Lighter and less dominant than Galaxy, yet there is still more than enough character for Vic Secret to embellish the world of beer flavour. BREW TIPS The clean, distinct, fruit and pine characters of Vic Secret are best accessed by dry hopping or whirlpool additions. Late kettle additions have been found to impart a pleasant earthy character, but little fruit. Very high levels of alpha acid may also mean that brewers will find it easier to craft the right balance in their beer by dry hopping. HOP STORY Vic Secret has been developed from a seedling created in Victoria in 2000. She actually shares the same mother and father as Topaz. She breezed through the selection program with strong growth and yield, until 2010 when the first brewing trials were conducted. Initial trial brewing was conducted with Vic Secret as a kettle addition late in the boil. Given the seductive aroma of the raw hops, the resulting pleasant earthy character was a little underwhelming. However, subsequent use of this hop in the 2011 Bridge Road Harvest green hop beer showed extraordinary clean passionfruit and pineapple flavours with a light background of herbs and piney resin. Further experimentation in Australia and overseas, has shown that whirlpool and dry hop additions result in the best flavour pickup from Vic Secret.
ANALYTICAL DATA Alpha acids (%) 14.0 - 17.0 Beta acids (%) 6.1 - 7.8 Alpha/Beta Ratio 2.0 - 2.6 Cohumulone (% of alpha acid) 51 - 56 Total Oils (ml/100g) 2.2 - 2.8 Myrcene (% of whole oil) 38 - 41 Linalool (% of whole oil) 0.2 - 0.6 Caryophyllene (% of whole oil) 11 - 15 Farnesene (% of whole oil) 0 - 1 Humulene (% of whole oil) 12 - 21 Selinene (% of whole oil) 2 - 4 Humulene/Caryophyllene ratio 1.0 - 1.5
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