Hop comparison
Brewers Gold vs Traful
Brewers Gold is a bittering hop from France; Traful is an aroma hop from Argentina. Alpha acids: 5–7.3% for Brewers Gold versus 4.7–7.9% for Traful, a similar bittering potential. Brewers Gold adds currant, spicy, fruity; Traful, black pepper, fennel, anise. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Brewers Gold | Traful | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | France, Germany, Serbia | Argentina |
| Year | 1934 | 1994 |
| Breeder | – | Quilmes |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5–7.3 | 4.7–7.9 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.7–3.6 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 40–48 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.2–2 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 40–50 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 20–30 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | – |
| Aroma families | berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy | other fruit, herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | currant, spicy, fruity | black pepper, fennel, anise, green tea, grape, fig, spicy – fresh – herbal |
| Sources | 3 | 2 |
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