Hop comparison
Barbe Rouge vs Keyworth Mid Season
Barbe Rouge is a dual-purpose hop from France; Keyworth Mid Season is a hop variety from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Barbe Rouge versus 4.3–8.7% for Keyworth Mid Season, so Barbe Rouge brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 0.5–0.9 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: blackcurrant. Barbe Rouge adds citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime; Keyworth Mid Season, citrus, fruity. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Barbe Rouge | Keyworth Mid Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Hop variety |
| Origin | France | United Kingdom |
| Year | – | 1924 |
| Breeder | – | Prof. Ernest Salmon en Wye College, Kent |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7.5–9.5 | 4.3–8.7 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 2.4–3.1 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 42–48 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.8–2.2 | 0.5–0.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 35–52 | 40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–25 | 20 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit |
| Descriptors | citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, red berries: redcurrant, blackcurrant | blackcurrant, citrus, fruity |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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