Hop comparison
Cashmere vs Mackinac
Cashmere and Mackinac are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 7.4–9.6% for Cashmere versus 9–13.3% for Mackinac, so Mackinac brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.85–1.6 versus 1.65 mL/100 g. Cashmere has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: citrus, melon. Cashmere adds lime, lemon, tropical fruit; Mackinac, tropical, papaya, spice. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Cashmere | Mackinac | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | 2013 | 2014 |
| Breeder | – | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7.4–9.6 | 9–13.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.8–5.8 | 2.8–4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 22–25 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.85–1.6 | 1.65 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 39–42 | 18.4 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 26–29 | 25.9 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 12–13 | 12.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 1.8 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–0.8 | 0.5 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | lime, lemon, tropical fruit, citrus, strawberry, melon, spicy, guava | tropical, citrus, melon, papaya, spice |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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