Hop comparison

Centennial vs Styrian Eureka

Centennial is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Styrian Eureka is a dual-purpose hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 9.5–11.5% for Centennial versus 11–17% for Styrian Eureka, so Styrian Eureka brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.5–2.3 versus 2.5–4 mL/100 g. Centennial adds floral, citrus fruit, lemon; Styrian Eureka, citrus (lime, orange, tangerine). Both stand out for cherry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Centennial	Styrian Eureka
Use	Dual-purpose hop	Dual-purpose hop
Origin	USA, Serbia	Slovenia
Year	1989	–
Breeder	USDA Prosser, Washington	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	9.5–11.5	11–17
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.5–4.5	3.5–5
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	29–30	21–25
Total oil (mL/100 g)	1.5–2.3	2.5–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	45–55	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	10–18	17–23
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	5–8	5–7
Farnesene (% of oil)	0–1	0.1–0.4
Linalool (% of oil)	1–1.3	0.7–0.9
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, spicy
Descriptors	floral, citrus fruit, lemon, resinous, vanilla, lemony pineapple, medium depth floral, resinous evergreen	citrus (lime, orange, tangerine), floral (geranium, menthol, melissa), fruity (red fruits, black currant
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