Hop comparison

Aurora vs Styrian Fox

Aurora and Styrian Fox are both aroma hops from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 7.4–10.8% for Aurora versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.85–1.5 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Styrian Fox has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Aurora adds aniseed, tea, lime; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.

	Aurora	Styrian Fox
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Slovenia	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	7.4–10.8	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	3–4.7	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	22–26	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.85–1.5	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	35–53	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	20–27	12–14
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	4–8	4.3–5.7
Farnesene (% of oil)	5.5–9.5	0.3–0.8
Linalool (% of oil)	0.8–1.3	0.5–0.9
Aroma families	citrus, floral, herbal, spicy, resinous	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	aniseed, tea, lime, floral, pine, bergamot, lemon grass	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
Sources	2	1

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