Hop comparison
Barbe Rouge vs Bullion
Barbe Rouge is a dual-purpose hop from France; Bullion is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Barbe Rouge versus 5.3–9.5% for Bullion, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 1–1.9 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: orange, blackcurrant. Barbe Rouge adds citrus fruit: kumquat, lime, grapefruit; Bullion, spicy, zest, spice. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Barbe Rouge | Bullion | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | France | United Kingdom, Argentina |
| Year | – | 1938 |
| Breeder | – | Prof. Ernest Salmon, Wye College, Kent |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7.5–9.5 | 5.3–9.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 4.5–5.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 47–50 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.8–2.2 | 1–1.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 35–52 | 50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–25 | 11.5 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 6.7 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0.2 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal | citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, red berries: redcurrant, blackcurrant | blackcurrant, spicy, zest, orange, spice, dark red fruit, stone fruit aromas (peaches, nectarines |
| Sources | 1 | 3 |
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