Hop comparison
Aramis vs Cluster
Aramis is a dual-purpose hop from France; Cluster is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 6.5–8.5% for Aramis versus 5–8.5% for Cluster, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.2–1.6 versus 0.4–1 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: grapefruit. Aramis adds spiced: pepper, lovage, garlic; Cluster, pine. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Aramis | Cluster | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | France | USA |
| Year | 2002 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.5–8.5 | 5–8.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.5–5.5 | 4.5–5.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 21–25 | 36–42 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.2–1.6 | 0.4–1 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 40 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 21 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.3–0.5 |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, resinous | citrus, herbal, resinous |
| Descriptors | spiced: pepper, lovage, garlic, nutmeg, ginger, citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime | grapefruit, pine |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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