Hop comparison
Bramling Cross vs Centennial
Bramling Cross is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Centennial is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 6–8% for Bramling Cross versus 9.5–11.5% for Centennial, so Centennial brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.7–1.2 versus 1.5–2.3 mL/100 g. Centennial has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: lemon. Bramling Cross adds spicy, blackcurrant, grapefruit; Centennial, floral, citrus fruit, resinous. Both stand out for vanilla notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Bramling Cross | Centennial | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | USA, Serbia |
| Year | 1951 | 1989 |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | USDA Prosser, Washington |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 9.5–11.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.3–3.5 | 3.5–4.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34 | 29–30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.2 | 1.5–2.3 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 36 | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | 10–18 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 1–1.3 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, herbal, spicy, sweet | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | spicy, blackcurrant, lemon, grapefruit, vanilla, gooseberry, loganberry, lemony citrus | floral, citrus fruit, lemon, resinous, vanilla, lemony pineapple, medium depth floral, resinous evergreen |
| Sources | 3 | 5 |
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