Hop comparison
Aramis vs Tsingdao Flower
Aramis is a dual-purpose hop from France; Tsingdao Flower is a dual-purpose hop from China. Alpha acids: 6.5–8.5% for Aramis versus 6–8% for Tsingdao Flower, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.2–1.6 versus 0.4–0.8 mL/100 g. Tsingdao Flower has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Aramis adds spiced: pepper, lovage, garlic; Tsingdao Flower, bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Aramis | Tsingdao Flower | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | France | China |
| Year | 2002 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.5–8.5 | 6–8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.5–5.5 | 3–4.4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 21–25 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.2–1.6 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 40 | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 21 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.2 |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, resinous | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | spiced: pepper, lovage, garlic, nutmeg, ginger, citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime | bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon, tobacco, blueberry, myrrh, black currant |
| Sources | 2 | 4 |
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