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Hops

Comprehensive guide to managing hops in Brewgenix.

Brewgenix provides a clean, feature-rich experience for managing hop varieties used in recipes and inventory. The UI supports rapid discovery of global hop varieties, creation of custom hops, and storage of analytical and sensory data useful for recipe formulation, inventory planning, and substitutions.

Quick Start

  1. Open the Hops page from the Inventory menu.
  2. Use the search box to find an existing hop or click + Add Hop to open the selector.
  3. In the Add Hop dialog you can either pick a global hop or choose Create custom hop.
  4. Review and edit details (name, purpose, form, alpha acids, description), then click Add hop.

UI at a glance

  • The main list shows each hop with its icon, name, alpha acid value/range, form, purpose, and origin.
  • The Add Hop dialog lets you search global hops, create customs, and review full details before adding.
  • Detail panels expose both human-readable notes (description, aroma profile) and analytical values (alpha/beta acids, oils, storage index).

Field Reference

Use this as a quick reference for fields you will encounter when adding or editing hops.

  • Name (required): Variety name used in recipes and inventory.
  • Origin: Country or region (usually a 3-letter code shown in the UI).
  • Purpose (required): One of Bittering, Aroma, or Dual-purpose.
  • Form: Physical form such as Pellet, Whole, or Plug.
  • Description: Free-text notes on flavor, recommended uses, and supplier info.
  • Substitutes: List of hop varieties that can be used as replacements.

Analytical/quality fields:

  • Alpha acids (%) — Min / Max and displayed average. Used for IBUs and bitterness calculations.
  • Beta acids (%) — Secondary bittering compounds.
  • Cohumulone (%) — Component of alpha acids that affects bitterness perception.
  • Total oil content (%) — Concentration of essential oils affecting aroma and flavor.
  • Essential oils — List of individual oils and approximate percentages (e.g., myrcene, humulene).
  • Storage index — A rating that indicates hop stability over storage.
  • Aroma profile — Sensory descriptors or scores (1–5) for categories like citrus, floral, herbal.

Notes:

  • Only Name and Purpose are required for quick entries — other fields improve recipe fidelity.

Recipe integration & substitutions

  • When building a recipe you can search your hop inventory and select varieties by name.
  • Use substitutes when a primary hop is out of stock — adding substitutes into the hop's Substitutes list makes them appear as suggestions in the recipe UI.
  • Alpha acid ranges are used for IBU calculations — keep these values accurate for predictable bitterness.

Permissions & data governance

Brewgenix uses role-based permissions. Your ability to add, edit, or delete hops depends on your account role and workspace policies.

Tips & Best Practices

  • Keep Alpha acids updated for hops you buy frequently — they vary between harvests and suppliers.
  • Add clear Description notes to capture supplier batch info (harvest year, lot), which helps when flavors shift.
  • Use Substitutes to keep recipes flexible and reduce interruptions when a hop is unavailable.

Contributing & change log

If you maintain a local or company-wide hop list, consider contributing improvements to the global dataset.