Beverage
Magnum
A tier
Magnum is a high-alpha German-bred bittering hop with clean, neutral bitterness that lets malt and aroma hops shine— an industry workhorse for efficient bittering. Aroma contribution is mild if used early only. Reliable alpha makes recipe math easy. Early kettle additions for baseline IBUs in lagers and ales; finish with character hops. Prefer Magnum when you want bitterness without rustic hop flavour. Pellets dominate commercial use.
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Characteristics
Preparations
BitteringEarly BoilLager Base IBU
Traits
Clean BitterEfficientHigh AlphaNeutralNeutral AromaWorkhorse
History
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Magnum was bred in Germany as a high-alpha clean bittering hop.
Global breweries adopted Magnum for economical neutral bittering.
Magnum remained a default first-wort and early-boil bittering choice.