Hop comparison
Akoya vs Bor
Akoya is an aroma hop from Germany; Bor is a dual-purpose hop from Czechia. Alpha acids: 9–10% for Akoya versus 7–10% for Bor, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.5–2 versus 0.85–1.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy. Akoya adds tea, green fruit, pepper; Bor, hoppy. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Akoya | Bor | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | Germany | Czechia |
| Year | – | 1994 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 9–10 | 7–10 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 4–6.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 27–30 | 22–26 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2 | 0.85–1.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 35–50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 25–35 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 7–12 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0–0.6 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–0.8 | 0.2–0.4 |
| Aroma families | herbal, spicy | herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | tea, spicy, green fruit, pepper | hoppy, spicy |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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