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Simcoe

dual-purpose · USA

Landmark West Coast hop released in 2000, delivering distinctive pine, resin, and dank character alongside tropical and passionfruit notes. Low cohumulone gives clean, smooth bitterness.

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20 brews

About

Released in 2000 by Yakima Chief, Simcoe is a landmark variety that helped define West Coast IPA. It delivers piney, resinous character alongside passionfruit and citrus, and its high alpha acids make it efficient for bittering. Notably low cohumulone gives a clean, smooth bitterness despite the high alpha, which is part of its signature.

Specs

Alpha acids
12–14%
Beta acids
4.0–5.0%
Co-humulone
15–20%
Total oil
2.0–2.5 ml/100g

Oil composition

Myrcene
50.4%
Humulene
17.4%
Caryophyllene
8.7%
Farnesene
0.2%
Linalool
0.61%
Geraniol
0.66%
β-Pinene
0.78%
Other
21.3%

Use rates

Bittering
Efficient and smooth; very low cohumulone means clean bitterness
Flavour
0.5–1.5 g/L at 15–20 min
Whirlpool
1–3 g/L for resin/pine expression
Dry hop
3–6 g/L for 3–5 days; 3–8 g/L total typical

Pairings

Grains
Pale malt base, light crystal; drier grain bills complement the resin
Yeasts
LalBrew BRY-97 West Coast Ale, Safale US-05
Other hops
Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo
Styles
West Coast IPA, Double IPA, American Pale Ale, Barleywine

Substitutes

ColumbusChinookMosaic

In your brews

Used in 20 brews 2020-12-03 → 2026-06-25
Total used 2079 g ~104 g/batch
Most used at Dry hop

Most-paired hops

Pacific Jade 9Centennial 8Mosaic 7Cascade 5Riwaka 4

Usage by stage

Boil
18
Whirlpool
13
Dry hop
18

Styles brewed

18B American Pale Ale
7
21B Specialty IPA: Red IPA
4
21A West Coast IPA
2
21B Specialty IPA: Black IPA
2
21B Black IPA
2
28B Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
1
21B Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
1
21A American IPA
1

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