Hop comparison
Challenger vs Perle
Challenger is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; Perle is a dual-purpose hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 6.5–9% for Challenger versus 4–9% for Perle, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–1.5 versus 0.5–1.3 mL/100 g. Challenger adds spicy, cedar, green tea; Perle, mint, pine, tea. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Challenger | Perle | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Germany |
| Year | 1972 | – |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.5–9 | 4–9 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.2–4.2 | 2.5–4.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 20–25 | 30–33 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.5 | 0.5–1.3 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30 | 20–35 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.2–0.6 |
| Aroma families | floral, herbal, spicy | herbal, spicy, resinous |
| Descriptors | spicy, cedar, green tea, sweet floral | mint, pine, tea, hoppy, green fruits, pepper |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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