Beverage

Extract

Hop extract concentrates alpha acids, oils, or fractionated compounds into liquid or resin forms for precise bittering and standardised brewing. CO₂ extracts and isomerised products let brewers hit IBUs with less vegetal mass; aroma extracts attempt to bottle specific oil cuts. Outside breweries, extracts appear in hop water, bitters, and experimental kitchen syrups where cone debris is unwanted. Extracts are potent—overdosing creates harsh, solvent-like bitterness. They do not fully replace late-hop aroma from whole hops or pellets when floral complexity is the goal.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

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CO2 Extract

Isomerised Extract

Characteristics

Preparations

Beverage FlavouringKettlePost Fermentation

Traits

Clean Or FractionalConcentrated ResinLow LeafLow Vegetal MassPotentPrecise Bittering

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 39.2

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.1 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.22 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 9.51 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 8.33 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 0.49 g
Water 92.4 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 39.2 kcal
Water 92.4 g
Carbohydrates 9.51 g
- Sugars 8.33 g
Protein 0.49 g
Fat 0.1 g
Vitamins 20.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.53 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2.1 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.05 mg
- Vitamin K 0.2 µg
Minerals 291 mg
- Major Minerals 289 mg
  - Calcium 52 mg
  - Sodium 5.22 mg
  - Potassium 232 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.02 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.05 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.53 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.11 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2.1 · vitamin-e: 0.05 · vitamin-k: 0.2 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.22 · Potassium: 232 · Calcium: 52 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Extract of Hops: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1900

Early hop concentrates aimed to stabilise bitterness for industrial lager production.

1980

CO₂ extraction became the standard route for clean brewing hop extracts.

2010

Specialty oil fractions and hop waters expanded extract use beyond kettle bittering.