Hop comparison
Bobek vs Cascade
Bobek is an aroma hop from Slovenia; Cascade is an aroma hop from USA. Alpha acids: 3.3–7.4% for Bobek versus 5.2–7% for Cascade, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.7–1 versus 0.8–1.4 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: lime. Bobek adds pine, sage, fruit cocktail; Cascade, lychees, floral, grapefruit. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Bobek | Cascade | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Slovenia | USA, France, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Argentina, Serbia, Poland, United Kingdom |
| Year | – | 1972 |
| Breeder | Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec | USDA (Oregon State University) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3.3–7.4 | 5.2–7 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6.6 | 4.5–6.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 27–35 | 33–40 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1 | 0.8–1.4 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 49–57 | 45–56.8 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 13–19 | 14.2–16 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 4–6 | 5.1–6 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 4–7.5 | 7.2–8 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 1–1.7 | 0.4–0.6 |
| Aroma families | citrus, floral, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, resinous |
| Descriptors | pine, lime, sage, fruit cocktail, artichoke, hay, lemon | lychees, floral, grapefruit, complex citrus, tropical fruit and red berry, light apple blossom, complex tropical, classic citrus fruit |
| Sources | 2 | 12 |
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