Hop comparison
Bramling Cross vs Enigma
Bramling Cross is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Enigma is an aroma hop from Australia. Alpha acids: 6–8% for Bramling Cross versus 16–19.5% for Enigma, so Enigma brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.7–1.2 versus 2.4–3.7 mL/100 g. Bramling Cross adds spicy, blackcurrant, lemon; Enigma, white grape, raspberry, redcurrant. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Bramling Cross | Enigma | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Australia |
| Year | 1951 | – |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 16–19.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.3–3.5 | 6.7–7.6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34 | 37–43 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.2 | 2.4–3.7 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 36 | 23–30 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | 12.4–18.8 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 6.3–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 9.2–11.4 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.1–0.5 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, herbal, spicy, sweet | berries and red fruit, other fruit |
| Descriptors | spicy, blackcurrant, lemon, grapefruit, vanilla, gooseberry, loganberry, lemony citrus | white grape, raspberry, redcurrant, rockmelon |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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