Hop comparison
Bitter Gold vs Centennial
Bitter Gold and Centennial are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 12–15% for Bitter Gold versus 9.5–11.5% for Centennial, so Bitter Gold brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1–2.5 versus 1.5–2.3 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: floral. Bitter Gold adds pine, grapefruit; Centennial, citrus fruit, lemon, resinous. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Bitter Gold | Centennial | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA, Serbia |
| Year | 1999 | 1989 |
| Breeder | – | USDA Prosser, Washington |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 12–15 | 9.5–11.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 3.5–4.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 30–45 | 29–30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–2.5 | 1.5–2.3 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 10–18 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.1–0.2 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–0.8 | 1–1.3 |
| Aroma families | citrus, floral, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | pine, grapefruit, floral | floral, citrus fruit, lemon, resinous, vanilla, lemony pineapple, medium depth floral, resinous evergreen |
| Sources | 1 | 5 |
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