A number of my favorite recipes I’ve brewed over the years call for Hallertauer (Hallertau) hops.
Guess I missed something or was sleeping 
as, apparently, the names have changed.
What are today’s equivalent Hallertauer hops? Hallertau Tradition?
If not, then what is the current name of the Hallertauer hops?
Thanks.
Hallertau is simply the area where the hops are grown. Hallertauer refers to things grown there. There are various types of hops grown in Hallertau. Mittelfruh, Tradition and Magnum are 3 of the best known.
Denny,
Yes, I understand the name is the region, but in the past the recipes simply called for “Hallertauer” or “Hallertau”. Now, we have different hop names.
What are the current equivalents for “Hallertauer” or “Hallertau”? Hallerertauer Mittlefrueth?
Yeah, either Mittelfruh or Tradition.
I learned long ago that if I wanted Hallertau Mittelfrüh i needed to oder Hallertau Mittelfrüh. Those hops sold as Hallertau hops are what is left over. Floor sweepings as far as I’m concerned.
A recipe that just says Hallertau is lazy recipe writting.
fyi
I recently ordered 2022 Mt Hood dried whole cone from -
Mt Hood
“Bred in 1983 and released from the USDA breeding program in Oregon in 1989, Mt.
Hood is a triploid aroma-type cultivar with similarities to German Hallertau and German
Hersbrucker. It is named after the famous Oregon volcano.”
Cheers
Ditto! This is brand new news to me.
So I wonder WTF kind I have been growing in my backyard for 15 years. No way of knowing I guess. 
Certainly there must be some formal article(s) out there about this. Whoever knows, please share.
This irks the hell out of me. It seems that what really happened is that tens of millions of brewers have been left in the dark for however long as this “fact” has been known by a few.
As far as I have known, my understanding was that there was the original hop known as Hallertauer Hallertau, and all the others were derivatives of either that one or Mittelfrueh.
A good reason to switch to Tettnang Tettnanger.
It’s not the same, but it’s a good sub
I was unaware of this, as well. I have been brewing with Magnum (FWH for bittering) and Mittelfruh (late boil) in my lagers for years. I always thought that the regular Hallertauer hops were simply lower AA, so I used Magnum and Mittelfruh to use less vegetation in the wort.
I guess you can always learn something new about brewing - even when it might have been there all along right under your nose.
Schönram uses Tettnang Mittelfrüh.
Mt. Hood is one of the hops I grow at home. I like them a lot for their noble-like quality. I wouldn’t pass them off as any Hallertau variety to either a German beer purist or in a competition in a German style. The flavor is a little more assertive and they are higher alpha which can result in changes if used for bittering. I use them in my lagers and Belgian beers and I’ve never had anybody remark on the hop feeling out of place. Then again the number of people who could pick out Mt. Hood these days are probably few and far between.
Used up a pound of 2021 Mt Hood dried cone, from late last year to early this year.
I order 2 lbs of the current (2022) years fall harvest dried leaf, which takes me from fall harvest to next years.
From this years fall harvest I have 1 lb Mt Hood, and 1 lb Tettnanger.
Another vote for going the extra step and ordering Mittelfrüh. The difference between it and Tradition is light years.
Nothing against Mount Hood, I’ve used them many times…but the spicy character of fresh Mittelfrüh hops can’t be beat. I really like the Mittelfrüh pellets from William’s.
Rather than the names have “changed” it’s quite possible that the recipe is just really old. I remember back in the 90’s most recipes used “Hallertau” as a generic name for Mittlefruh, etc.
One reason you need to specify something beyond “Hallertau” is because of “Hallertau Blanc”. This has AA of 9-12% and is described as mostly an aroma hop for American beer styles such as IPA “with moderate to strong notes of pineapple, white grape, fresh lemongrass stalk, and passionfruit characteristics”. I once grabbed a package of that at my LHBS and the cashier asked me if I knew that this was nothing like the other Hallertau hops. In fact I wanted Hallertau Mittelfruh, but they were out of that so I grabbed this one instead. He saved me by alerting me to the difference.
fyi
Haven’t used a pellet hop worthy of my brewing, maybe this will, time will tell.
Ordering Hallerertauer Mittlefrueth (2022) when available.
Cheers
What market are you in?
Because I would still just call them Hallertau(er) Mittelfruh(er), like these from YCH: Hallertauer Mittelfrüher Hops - Yakima Chief Hops
Or from YVH: Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops - Floral Aroma Hop – Yakima Valley Hops
Then I would have to say you may be sourcing your pellets from the wrong place. There’s no reason they are inferior. Most breweries use pellets rather than whole.
Yes - some suppliers don’t even purge or vacuum seal their hop packets.