Hop comparison
Blues vs Liberty
Blues is an aroma hop from Czechia; Liberty is an aroma hop from USA. Alpha acids: 3–6% for Blues versus 3.8–6.3% for Liberty, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.6–1.4 versus 1.1–1.75 mL/100 g. Liberty 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 | Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | USA |
| Year | 2019 | 1992 |
| Breeder | – | USDA |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 3.8–6.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–4 | 3.3–4.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 21–25 | 27–29 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.6–1.4 | 1.1–1.75 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 15–40 | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–30 | 10–18 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–15 | 5–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.4–0.8 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | citrus, herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | – | herbal, spicy, rose, clean, tangerine, sweet hay, thyme |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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