Hop comparison
Blues vs Spalt Spalter
Blues is an aroma hop from Czechia; Spalt Spalter is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 3–6% for Blues versus 2.5–5.5% for Spalt Spalter, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.6–1.4 versus 0.5–0.95 mL/100 g. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Blues | Spalt Spalter | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | Germany |
| Year | 2019 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 2.5–5.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–4 | 3–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 21–25 | 22–29 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.6–1.4 | 0.5–0.95 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 15–40 | 20–35 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–30 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–15 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 12–18 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.4–0.8 | 0.5–0.8 |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | tropical fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | – | earthy, spicy, pine, vanilla, tea |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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