Hop comparison
BRU-1 vs Nelson Sauvin
BRU-1 is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Nelson Sauvin is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand. Alpha acids: 13–15% for BRU-1 versus 11.1–14% for Nelson Sauvin, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.5–2 versus 1.2–1.75 mL/100 g. BRU-1 adds spicy pineapple, tropical fruit; Nelson Sauvin, wine-like citrus to deep tropical, bright grape, pink grapefruit. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| BRU-1 | Nelson Sauvin | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | New Zealand |
| Year | – | 2000 |
| Breeder | – | Plant & Food Research de Nueva Zelanda |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 13–15 | 11.1–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 8–10 | 5–7.1 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 31–34 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2 | 1.2–1.75 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 50–55 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 7–8 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–11 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0.2–0.3 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0.4–0.7 |
| Aroma families | tropical fruit, other fruit, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, resinous |
| Descriptors | spicy pineapple, tropical fruit | wine-like citrus to deep tropical, bright grape, pink grapefruit, mango, sauvignon blanc, guava, light cannabis, white wine |
| Sources | 1 | 4 |
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