Hop comparison
Bramling Cross vs Bullion
Bramling Cross is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Bullion is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 6–8% for Bramling Cross versus 5.3–9.5% for Bullion, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.7–1.2 versus 1–1.9 mL/100 g. Bullion has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: spicy, blackcurrant. Bramling Cross adds lemon, grapefruit, vanilla; Bullion, zest, orange, spice. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Bramling Cross | Bullion | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom, Argentina |
| Year | 1951 | 1938 |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | Prof. Ernest Salmon, Wye College, Kent |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 5.3–9.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.3–3.5 | 4.5–5.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34 | 47–50 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.2 | 1–1.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 36 | 50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | 11.5 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 6.7 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0.2 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, herbal, spicy, sweet | citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | spicy, blackcurrant, lemon, grapefruit, vanilla, gooseberry, loganberry, lemony citrus | blackcurrant, spicy, zest, orange, spice, dark red fruit, stone fruit aromas (peaches, nectarines |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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