Geraniol Beer Flavour Standard
Importance of Geraniol Beer Flavour Standard
Geraniol makes an important contribution to the flavour of some beers. It is partly responsible for the floral component of hop aroma.
Origins of flavour
Geraniol is imparted to beer via hops. It is an important character of hop oil (essential oil of Humulus lupulus). Its concentration in beer is determined by the hop variety, the hopping regime and by wort boiling and fermentation conditions.
Remarks
Recommended standard of ASBC and the EBC.
Associated terms
- Rose like
- Floral
- Flower like
Analysis
- Gas Chromatography
Typical concentration in beer
- 0 - 100 µg/l
Approximate flavour threshold
- One third of the population have a threshold of about 18 µg/l. The remainder have thresholds around 350 µg/l.
Beer flavour wheel number
- 0162
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