Hop comparison
African Queen vs Sticklebract
African Queen is a bittering hop from South Africa; Sticklebract is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand. Alpha acids: 10–17% for African Queen versus 12.5–15% for Sticklebract, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.7–2 versus 0.7–1.5 mL/100 g. Sticklebract has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. African Queen adds blueberries, stone fruit, black currant; Sticklebract, pine, citrus, citrus and pine notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| African Queen | Sticklebract | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | South Africa | New Zealand |
| Year | – | 1970 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 10–17 | 12.5–15 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 6.8–8.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 22–27 | 38–43 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–2 | 0.7–1.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 17–44 | 47.5–62 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 21–30 | 7.5–13.5 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 6–13 | 3.5–5.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 4–7 | 4–7.5 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.7 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, resinous, sweet | citrus, berries and red fruit, resinous |
| Descriptors | blueberries, stone fruit, black currant, gooseberries, bubble gum, lemongrass, watermelon, chilies | pine, citrus, citrus and pine notes |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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