🌿 Aroma & Flavour Profile

• Floral

• Earthy spice

• Light blackcurrant

• Subtle citrus

• Slight resinous edge

Cluster offers a robust bitterness with a uniquely old-school aroma profile that stands apart from modern tropical varieties.

🍺 Best Beer Styles

• American Lager

• Pre-Prohibition Lager

• Cream Ale

• American Pale Ale (traditional)

• Porter & Stout

• Historical or heritage styles

Cluster is especially well suited to recipes aiming for authenticity or a firm, clean bitterness backbone.

🔬 Brewing Characteristics

• Origin: United States

• Hop Type: Dual Purpose

• Alpha Acids: Typically 6–9% (crop dependent)

• Use: Bittering, late additions

• Substitutions: Galena (for bitterness), Brewer’s Gold

Cluster provides solid early-boil bitterness and can also contribute subtle fruit and spice when used in late additions.

💡 Brewing Tips from The Hopping Mechanism

• Use at 60 minutes for firm, traditional bitterness.

• Add a small 10–15 minute charge for light floral complexity.

• Ideal for single-hop heritage lagers.

• Pair with clean American or lager yeast to highlight its classic profile.

Why Choose Cluster?

Cluster is about tradition, structure, and authenticity. It doesn’t chase modern tropical intensity — instead, it delivers dependable bitterness and a distinctive American heritage character that defined early US brewing.

For brewers who appreciate history in the glass, Cluster is a must-have.

Fresh, Vacuum-Sealed & Cold Stored

All hops from The Hopping Mechanism are vacuum sealed in high-barrier Mylar packaging and stored cold to preserve delicate hop oils, freshness and brewing performance.