Hop comparison
Bullion vs Southern Sublime
Bullion is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; Southern Sublime is a bittering hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 5.3–9.5% for Bullion versus 10–13% for Southern Sublime, so Southern Sublime brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1–1.9 versus 0.8–1.6 mL/100 g. Bullion has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: spicy. Bullion adds blackcurrant, zest, orange; Southern Sublime, pungent, kool-aid, juicy fruit. Both stand out for plum notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Bullion | Southern Sublime | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom, Argentina | South Africa |
| Year | 1938 | – |
| Breeder | Prof. Ernest Salmon, Wye College, Kent | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5.3–9.5 | 10–13 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4.5–5.3 | 4–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 47–50 | 22–23 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.9 | 0.8–1.6 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 50 | 6–19 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 11.5 | 28–38 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 6.7 | 10–16 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.2 | 8–10 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.7 | 0.3–0.4 |
| Aroma families | citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | blackcurrant, spicy, zest, orange, spice, dark red fruit, stone fruit aromas (peaches, nectarines | pungent, kool-aid, juicy fruit, pineapple, citrus, mango, red plums, grassy |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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