Hop comparison
Blues vs Sussex
Blues is an aroma hop from Czechia; Sussex is an aroma hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 3–6% for Blues versus 4.2–4.9% for Sussex, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.6–1.4 versus 0.4–0.6 mL/100 g. Sussex 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 | Sussex | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2019 | 2005 |
| Breeder | – | Seleccionada/cultivada por Peter Cyster (Gate Court) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 4.2–4.9 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–4 | 2.4–3.2 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 21–25 | 29–32 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.6–1.4 | 0.4–0.6 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 15–40 | 42 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–30 | 23 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–15 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.4–0.8 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | herbal, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | – | earthy, grassy, minty |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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