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Ceres vs Tsingdao Flower
Ceres is an aroma hop from Czechia; Tsingdao Flower is a dual-purpose hop from China. Alpha acids: 5.3–6.5% for Ceres versus 6–8% for Tsingdao Flower, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.11 versus 0.4–0.8 mL/100 g. Tsingdao Flower has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: herbal. Ceres adds fruity, floral, citrus; Tsingdao Flower, bright and crisp lemon peel quality, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Ceres | Tsingdao Flower | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | Czechia | China |
| Year | 2023 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5.3–6.5 | 6–8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.4 | 3–4.4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.11 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 34.7 | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 27.4 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 11 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.2 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | fruity, floral, citrus, herbal, spicy, citrus-forward [lemon, lime, grapefruit | bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon, tobacco, blueberry, myrrh, black currant |
| Sources | 2 | 4 |
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