Helios
- Origin Country
- United States
- Alpha Acid
- 15.5 to 18.5%
- Oils
- Not Found
- US Acreage
- 1,890 acres in 2024, 2 states
- Medal Beers in 2026
- 0
- Breeder
- Hopsteiner breeding program
Aroma
Super Alpha with clean bitterness
Grown by
Not Found
Helios
Variety Data
- Also Published as
- Helios HS15619, HS15619
- Kind
- variety
- US Grown
- yes
- Trademark
- Helios (trademark, per NASS and Hopsteiner)
- Status
- proprietary
- Use
- bittering
- Use Basis
- super alpha with clean bitterness (Hopsteiner)
- Alpha Class
- high (14 percent and above)
- Alpha
- 15.5 to 18.5
- Beta
- 3.5 to 4.5
- Cohumulone
- 26 to 29
- Nass Label
- Helios
- Identity Gap
- year_released: not published in the sources checked (`https://hopsteiner.us/variety-data-sheets/Helios`) | parentage: not published in the sources checked (`https://hopsteiner.us/variety-data-sheets/Helios`) | The Hopsteiner data sheet publishes no release year or parentage.
- Chemistry Gap
- total oil, myrcene, humulene, caryophyllene, farnesene not published. Total oil and oil components: the Hopsteiner sheet prints a total oil range that runs from 1.5 down to 0.0 and a caryophyllene to humulene ratio from 0.04 up to 0.55, which cannot be read as published ranges, so they are not recorded.
- Identity Source Urls
- hopsteiner.us
- Chemistry Source Urls
- hopsteiner.us
- Aroma Source Urls
- hopsteiner.us
- Acreage Source Url
- esmis.nal.usda.gov
Aroma Descriptors
Each descriptor is attributed to the source that published it.
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Super Alpha with clean bitterness | Hopsteiner data sheet (the sheet lists this as its aroma specification) |
US Acreage by State
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
Show the Acreage as a Table
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 503 | 511 |
| Washington | 1,006 | 1,379 |
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2025 | Not Found | Not Found | esmis.nal.usda.gov |
| Washington | 2025 | Not Found | Not Found | esmis.nal.usda.gov |
| Idaho | 2024 | 511 | 1,580,000 | esmis.nal.usda.gov |
| Washington | 2024 | 1,379 | 2,771,800 | esmis.nal.usda.gov |
| Idaho | 2023 | 503 | 873,200 | esmis.nal.usda.gov |
| Washington | 2023 | 1,006 | 1,743,400 | esmis.nal.usda.gov |
| Idaho | 2022 | Not Found | Not Found | usda.library.cornell.edu |
| Washington | 2022 | Not Found | Not Found | usda.library.cornell.edu |
| Idaho | 2021 | Not Found | Not Found | usda.library.cornell.edu |
| Washington | 2021 | Not Found | Not Found | usda.library.cornell.edu |
2026 Medal Beers That Use It
The farm column shows only a farm the brewery itself named for this hop.
No 2026 medal beer is on record for this hop.
Breweries With a 2026 Medal Beer That Uses It
Each brewery links to its page.
No brewery has a 2026 medal beer on record for this hop.
Farms That Grow It
Grown by. These farms publish this variety as grown. It does not mean a medal beer used hops from that farm.
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
No farm has been published as growing this hop yet.
Research Notes
Helios is a hop variety from the United States, proprietary, from Hopsteiner breeding program. Its published alpha acid range is 15.5 to 18.5 percent.
Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Breeder or owner program | Hopsteiner breeding program |
| Trademark | Helios (trademark, per NASS and Hopsteiner) |
| Proprietary or public | proprietary |
| Year released | not published |
| Parentage | not published |
| Published use | bittering (super alpha with clean bitterness (Hopsteiner)) |
| Alpha class | high (14 percent and above) |
Also published as: Helios HS15619, HS15619.
Chemistry
Ranges are as published by the breeder or supplier named under sources; a single value means the source printed one figure.
| Measure | Published | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| alpha acids | 15.5 to 18.5 | percent |
| beta acids | 3.5 to 4.5 | percent |
| cohumulone | 26 to 29 | percent of alpha acids |
| total oil | not published | ml per 100 g |
| myrcene | not published | percent of total oil |
| humulene | not published | percent of total oil |
| caryophyllene | not published | percent of total oil |
| farnesene | not published | percent of total oil |
Aroma
As published by Hopsteiner data sheet (the sheet lists this as its aroma specification): "Super Alpha with clean bitterness"
Acreage
Area harvested in acres, from the USDA NASS National Hop Report (line "Helios"). Each year comes from the newest report that covers it.
| Year | Idaho | Oregon | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | not available | not listed | withheld by NASS to avoid disclosing individual operations |
| 2022 | not available | not listed | not available |
| 2023 | 503 | not listed | 1,006 |
| 2024 | 511 | not listed | 1,379 |
| 2025 | withheld by NASS to avoid disclosing individual operations | not listed | withheld by NASS to avoid disclosing individual operations |
Production in 1,000 pounds.
| Year | Idaho | Oregon | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | not available | not listed | not available |
| 2022 | not available | not listed | not available |
| 2023 | 873.2 | not listed | 1,743.4 |
| 2024 | 1,580 | not listed | 2,771.8 |
| 2025 | withheld by NASS to avoid disclosing individual operations | not listed | withheld by NASS to avoid disclosing individual operations |
A three state total cannot be computed for any year because at least one state is withheld or not listed.
Gaps
- Identity, year_released: not published in the sources checked (
https://hopsteiner.us/variety-data-sheets/Helios) - Identity, parentage: not published in the sources checked (
https://hopsteiner.us/variety-data-sheets/Helios) - Identity, The Hopsteiner data sheet publishes no release year or parentage.
- Chemistry, total oil, myrcene, humulene, caryophyllene, farnesene not published. Total oil and oil components: the Hopsteiner sheet prints a total oil range that runs from 1.5 down to 0.0 and a caryophyllene to humulene ratio from 0.04 up to 0.55, which cannot be read as published ranges, so they are not recorded.