Hop comparison
Bitter Gold vs Chinook
Bitter Gold and Chinook are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 12–15% for Bitter Gold versus 11.5–14% for Chinook, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–2.5 versus 1.5–2.35 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: grapefruit. Bitter Gold adds pine, floral; Chinook, spicy apricot, resinous, apricot. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Bitter Gold | Chinook | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA, New Zealand, Serbia, Poland |
| Year | 1999 | 1985 |
| Breeder | – | USDA Prosser, WA |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 12–15 | 11.5–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 3–4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 30–45 | 29–34 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–2.5 | 1.5–2.35 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 35–40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 18–22 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 9–10 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.1–0.2 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–0.8 | 0.2–0.4 |
| Aroma families | citrus, floral, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | pine, grapefruit, floral | spicy apricot, resinous, apricot, grapefruit, pineapple, mixed herbs & flowers, juniper and gin berries, new zealand grown usa bittering cultivar |
| Sources | 1 | 7 |
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