Hop comparison
Bramling Cross vs Styrian Cardinal
Bramling Cross is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 6–8% for Bramling Cross versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, so Styrian Cardinal brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.7–1.2 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Bramling Cross adds spicy, blackcurrant, lemon; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Bramling Cross | Styrian Cardinal | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Slovenia |
| Year | 1951 | – |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 10–15 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.3–3.5 | 3.2–4.6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34 | 31–37 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.2 | 3–4 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 36 | 40–50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | 15–22 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 8–11 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 5–7 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.6–1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, herbal, spicy, sweet | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet |
| Descriptors | spicy, blackcurrant, lemon, grapefruit, vanilla, gooseberry, loganberry, lemony citrus | fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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