Hop comparison
Astra vs Mistral
Astra is a dual-purpose hop from Australia; Mistral is a dual-purpose hop from France. Alpha acids: 7–10% for Astra versus 6.5–8.5% for Mistral, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–3 versus 1–1.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: melon, grapefruit. Astra adds tropical fruit, sweet, peach; Mistral, citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Astra | Mistral | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | Australia | France |
| Year | 2016 | – |
| Breeder | Ellerslie Hop Australia | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7–10 | 6.5–8.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 3.1–3.8 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 26–28 | 29–39 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–3 | 1–1.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 59–65 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 6–8 | 9.5–12.8 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 2–3 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, sweet | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, floral |
| Descriptors | tropical fruit, sweet, peach, white wine, melon, grassy, grapefruit, honey | citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, floral: jasmin, geranium, lily, rose |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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