Hop comparison
Ceres vs Southern Aroma
Ceres is an aroma hop from Czechia; Southern Aroma is an aroma hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 5.3–6.5% for Ceres versus 3.6–7.3% for Southern Aroma, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.11 versus 0.6–0.8 mL/100 g. Ceres has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: fruity, floral, spicy. Ceres adds citrus, herbal, citrus-forward [lemon; Southern Aroma, fields of flowers, woody, noble hop character. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Ceres | Southern Aroma | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | South Africa |
| Year | 2023 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5.3–6.5 | 3.6–7.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.4 | 5.4–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | 19–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.11 | 0.6–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 34.7 | 17–28 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 27.4 | 22–23 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 11 | 13–15 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | 0–1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | fruity, floral, citrus, herbal, spicy, citrus-forward [lemon, lime, grapefruit | floral, fields of flowers, woody, spicy, fruity, noble hop character, mango and other subtle fruit characters, bold fruity and floral notes |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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