Hop comparison
Barbe Rouge vs Tsingdao Flower
Barbe Rouge is a dual-purpose hop from France; Tsingdao Flower is a dual-purpose hop from China. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Barbe Rouge versus 6–8% for Tsingdao Flower, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 0.4–0.8 mL/100 g. Barbe Rouge adds citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime; Tsingdao Flower, bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Barbe Rouge | Tsingdao Flower | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | France | China |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7.5–9.5 | 6–8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 3–4.4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.8–2.2 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 35–52 | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–25 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.2 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, red berries: redcurrant, blackcurrant | bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon, tobacco, blueberry, myrrh, black currant |
| Sources | 1 | 4 |
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