Hop comparison
Ahhhroma vs El Dorado
Ahhhroma and El Dorado are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 15.4–18.8% for Ahhhroma versus 13–17% for El Dorado, so Ahhhroma brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 2.2 versus 2.5–3.3 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: pear, stone fruit. Ahhhroma adds pineapple, mango, lime; El Dorado, sweet stone fruit, tropical mango, candied lemon. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Ahhhroma | El Dorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | – | 2010 |
| Breeder | Glacier Hops Ranch | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 15.4–18.8 | 13–17 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 8.1 | 6.7–8 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | 28–33 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2.2 | 2.5–3.3 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 55.4 | 55–60 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 12.1 | 10–15 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 6.5 | 6–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0.1–0.6 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit |
| Descriptors | pineapple, mango, pear, lime, secondary: piña colada, stone fruit, watermelon, cinnamon | sweet stone fruit, tropical mango, pear, stone fruit, candied lemon |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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