Amarillo is typically considered to be an aroma variety, though with moderately high alpha acids and low cohumulone, it is also an excellent bittering hop and thus an ideal all-rounder. It is certainly one of the more competent varieties to make a single-hop beer out of. Amarillo is in the top 10 hop varieties used in the craft-brewing industry and understandably popular amongst home-brewers as well. Unlike most big US hops, Amarillo has a fairly high proportion of farnesene in the aromatic oils profile. Farnesene is generally associated with certain floral and citrus notes.

Aroma notes: Grapefruit, orange, lemon, melon, floral, apricot, peach.

Alpha Acids         7 – 11%

Beta Acids           5.5 – 8%

Cohumulone      20 – 24% of Alpha Acids

Total Oil               1 – 2.3 ml oil per 100 g cone weight

Myrcene              40 – 50%

Humulene           19 – 24%

Caryophyllene   7 – 10%

Farnesene           6 – 9%