Hop comparison

Cascade vs Centennial

Cascade is an aroma hop from USA; Centennial is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 5.2–7% for Cascade versus 9.5–11.5% for Centennial, so Centennial brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.8–1.4 versus 1.5–2.3 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: floral. Cascade adds lychees, grapefruit, complex citrus; Centennial, citrus fruit, lemon, resinous. Sources list Centennial as a substitute for Cascade. Sources list Cascade as a substitute for Centennial.

	Cascade	Centennial
Use	Aroma hop	Dual-purpose hop
Origin	USA, France, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Argentina, Serbia, Poland, United Kingdom	USA, Serbia
Year	1972	1989
Breeder	USDA (Oregon State University)	USDA Prosser, Washington
Alpha acids (% w/w)	5.2–7	9.5–11.5
Beta acids (% w/w)	4.5–6.3	3.5–4.5
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	33–40	29–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.8–1.4	1.5–2.3
Myrcene (% of oil)	45–56.8	45–55
Humulene (% of oil)	14.2–16	10–18
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	5.1–6	5–8
Farnesene (% of oil)	7.2–8	0–1
Linalool (% of oil)	0.4–0.6	1–1.3
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, resinous	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet
Descriptors	lychees, floral, grapefruit, complex citrus, tropical fruit and red berry, light apple blossom, complex tropical, classic citrus fruit	floral, citrus fruit, lemon, resinous, vanilla, lemony pineapple, medium depth floral, resinous evergreen
Sources	12	5

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