Summit Hops – USA – 15–19% AA

A high-alpha hop delivering powerful bitterness with citrus, spice and resinous character

Summit is a high-impact American hop known for its strong bittering potential and bold flavour profile. With notes of orange, grapefruit, spice, and resin, it offers both intensity and complexity in hop-forward beers.

A versatile choice for brewers, Summit delivers efficiency in bittering alongside distinctive aroma when used later in the boil.

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Key Features

• 🇺🇸 Origin: USA

• 🌿 Flavour: Orange, grapefruit, spice, resin, herbal

• 🍺 Best For: IPAs, Double IPAs, Pale Ales, Stouts

• 🔬 Alpha Acid: 15–19%

• 🧪 Hop Type: Dual Purpose (High Alpha)

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About Summit Hops

Summit hops were developed in the United States and released as a high-alpha variety designed to deliver both strong bitterness and bold flavour. It quickly gained popularity for its efficiency and versatility in brewing.

While often used as a bittering hop due to its high alpha acid content, Summit also contributes bright citrus notes—particularly orange and grapefruit—alongside herbal and spicy undertones when used in late additions.

Its combination of high bitterness and expressive character makes it well suited to hop-forward and higher ABV beer styles.

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Heritage & Lineage

Summit is part of a modern American breeding programme and has a complex lineage including Nugget and other high-alpha varieties.

This heritage contributes to its strong bittering performance and layered citrus and resinous character.

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Flavour & Aroma Profile

Expect bold, structured notes of:

• Orange and citrus

• Grapefruit

• Herbal spice

• Resinous character

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Brewing Applications

Summit is ideal for brewers looking for efficient bittering with added flavour complexity.

Perfect for:

• IPAs

• Double IPAs

• Pale Ales

• Stouts

Works particularly well for:

• Early additions for strong, clean bitterness

• Late additions to add citrus and spice

• Building structure in high ABV beers

Popular in:

• American IPAs and Double IPAs

• Strong ales and hop-forward beers

• Craft beers requiring high bitterness with character

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Substitutes

If you’re looking for similar hop varieties, consider:

• Nugget

• Columbus (CTZ)

• Chinook

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Specifications

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Freshness, Packaging & Traceability

At The Malt Miller, we take hop quality seriously. All hops are stored in our temperature-controlled cold store to maintain their freshness, aroma, and brewing performance.

Each pack is nitrogen flushed and sealed in a high-quality, resealable mylar bag. This protects the hops from light, oxygen, and moisture — preserving their essential oils and alpha acids until you’re ready to brew.

Every pack is labelled with a batch code, allowing full traceability back to the supplier. This means you can access detailed information such as alpha acid content and harvest year, giving you complete confidence and consistency in your brewing.

 

We contract and source our hops from the finest merchants and farms around the world, ensuring you get the chance to brew with the same high quality product that professional breweries use.

Using mylar bags which prevent light degradation of the hops, flushing the bags with nitrogen to remove oxygen and cold storage of them until ordered by you, ensures the hops are as fresh as possible.

If you want to learn more about hops and how to use them then check out our Help Centre where you will find blog posts and our Brew With Us ESSENTIALS and we also have some great content on our YouTube channel about hops too.