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Hop variety · 🇳🇿 NZ

Motueka

Lime mojito tropical. Bred by NZ Plant & Food Research.

Alpha acid
6.5–7.5 %
Total oil
0.8–1.5 mL/100 g
3MH-family thiols
Significant
4MMP
Low
Data
Verified

Aroma in one line

Brewers describe Motueka as lime mojito tropical. In Hoparoma's hop notes its thiol character is filed as lime thiol. Part of its fruit character comes from bound thiol precursors; the rest rides on the oils listed below.

Brewing values

Typical ranges come from supplier datasheets and lot certificates; the median column pools 12 published sources. Oil fractions are percent of total oil.

MeasureTypical rangeMedian
Alpha acid %6.5–7.57
Beta acid %5–5.5–
Cohumulone % of alpha29–
Total oil mL/100 g0.8–1.51
Myrcene %45–6050
Humulene %10–157
β-Caryophyllene %0.8–25
Farnesene %0.8–42
β-Pinene %0.6–10.3
Linalool %0.6–11
Geraniol %0.6–0.90.3

Range source: NZ Hops Motueka variety overview sheet 2023 PDF.

Thiol potential

3MH family (passionfruit, grapefruit) Significant
4MMP (blackcurrant, catty) Low

Most of a hop's thiol aroma sits in the cone as odourless precursors bound to cysteine or glutathione; free thiols are a small fraction of the pool Gros et al. 2012 Kishimoto 2009. The tiers above summarise published precursor measurements and supplier statements for this variety. They are qualitative on purpose: Hoparoma's internal weighting is not published, and lot-to-lot variation is large.

Variety note: 2023 lot crop year identifier available; public per-crop-year chemistry not available.

Crop year lots

Year-specific rows come from published lot certificates of analysis. Where a lot reports only alpha and oil, the composition columns fall back to the variety's typical range, and the note says so. Rows marked carry-forward are placeholders until that harvest is analysed.

CropAlpha %Beta %Oil mL/100 g Myrcene %Humulene %Caryophyllene %
2024 8–105–71.3–1.6 55–601.2–1.60.8–1.5
2025 9.586.291.3–1.6 55–601.2–1.60.8–1.5
2026 9.586.291.3–1.6 55–601.2–1.60.8–1.5
  • 2024 · hopslist.com Motueka + Mega Motueka 2023 thiol-enriched (range fallback) — no 2024 standard T90 lot surfaced Range fallback only — no 2024 T90 standard lot publicly surfaced. Confidence: LOW
  • 2025 · Hop Alliance 2025 Lot (Motueka NZ Hop Pellets) + Agent B 7.1/7.96/9.58 multi-lot spread Year-specific lot-level AA/BA confirmed; intra-year lot variance noted. Oil composition baseline ranges. Confidence: MEDIUM
  • 2026 · Hop Alliance 2025 Lot (carry-forward for 2026 SH harvest March-April 2026 not finalized) 2026 current crop estimate based on 2025 lot, finalizes after SH harvest March-April 2026

Which yeast brings it out

A medium or high β-lyase strain, such as the London III family, LalBrew Pomona, or any of the thiol-forward strains, brings out the bound fraction. A clean Chico-type strain leaves it mostly bound, which is fine if you want the oil-driven character alone.

Rule of thumb only. See the yeast table for every strain's rating and the literature behind it.

In Hoparoma

Hoparoma computes how much of Motueka's aroma compounds survive your boil, whirlpool, and dry hop, and models the thiol side across yeast, hop, malt, and Phantasm together. The result is a research-based estimate of where the beer is likely to land, not a guarantee.

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Sources and data quality

Full list with links on the sources page. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will correct the dataset in the next release. This page's tables are published under CC BY 4.0; reuse with credit and a link.