Hop comparison
Apollo vs Summit
Apollo and Summit are both bittering hops from USA. Alpha acids: 15–20% for Apollo versus 14.5–18.5% for Summit, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.8–2.5 versus 1.5–2.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: grapefruit. Apollo adds lime, strong pine and spicy notes; Summit, citrusy, herbal, tangerine. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Apollo | Summit | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | Jamie Coggins (PDF) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 15–20 | 14.5–18.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 5.5–8 | 3.3–5.8 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 24–28 | 27–34 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.8–2.5 | 1.5–2.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 30–50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 15–25 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 10–15 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–0.1 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.2–0.4 | 0.5–0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, spicy, resinous | citrus, herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | lime, grapefruit, strong pine and spicy notes | citrusy, herbal, tangerine, spice, grapefruit, citrus |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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