Hop comparison
Astra vs Cashmere
Astra is a dual-purpose hop from Australia; Cashmere is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 7–10% for Astra versus 7.4–9.6% for Cashmere, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–3 versus 0.85–1.6 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: tropical fruit, melon. Astra adds sweet, peach, white wine; Cashmere, lime, lemon, citrus. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Astra | Cashmere | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | Australia | USA |
| Year | 2016 | 2013 |
| Breeder | Ellerslie Hop Australia | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7–10 | 7.4–9.6 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 3.8–5.8 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 26–28 | 22–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–3 | 0.85–1.6 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 39–42 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 6–8 | 26–29 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 2–3 | 12–13 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.6–0.8 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, sweet | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | tropical fruit, sweet, peach, white wine, melon, grassy, grapefruit, honey | lime, lemon, tropical fruit, citrus, strawberry, melon, spicy, guava |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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