Hop comparison
Blues vs Jupiter
Blues and Jupiter are both aroma hops from Czechia. Alpha acids: 3–6% for Blues versus 3.8–4.8% for Jupiter, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.6–1.4 versus 0.59–0.84 mL/100 g. Jupiter has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Blues | Jupiter | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | Czechia |
| Year | 2019 | 2023 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 3.8–4.8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–4 | 3.2–3.7 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 21–25 | 28 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.6–1.4 | 0.59–0.84 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 15–40 | 40.9 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–30 | 4.5 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–15 | 12.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0.4 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.4–0.8 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | citrus, other fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | – | fruity, citrus, spicy, woody (resin, pine, needles), herbal, sweet fruit undertones |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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