Hop comparison
Bramling Cross vs Monroe
Bramling Cross is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Monroe is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 6–8% for Bramling Cross versus 2–7.5% for Monroe, so Bramling Cross brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.7–1.2 versus 0.7–1.9 mL/100 g. Monroe has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Bramling Cross adds spicy, blackcurrant, lemon; Monroe, cherry, plum, strawberry. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Bramling Cross | Monroe | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Germany |
| Year | 1951 | – |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 2–7.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.3–3.5 | 5.4–9.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.2 | 0.7–1.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 36 | 55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | 15.3 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5.3 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 5.4 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 1.2 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, herbal, spicy, sweet | citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, herbal |
| Descriptors | spicy, blackcurrant, lemon, grapefruit, vanilla, gooseberry, loganberry, lemony citrus | cherry, plum, strawberry, yoghurt, red currant |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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