Hop comparison
Challenger vs WGV
Challenger and WGV are both dual-purpose hops from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 6.5–9% for Challenger versus 5–7.5% for WGV, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–1.5 versus 0.8–1.2 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy. Challenger adds cedar, green tea, sweet floral; WGV, herbal, floral, fruity. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Challenger | WGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1972 | 1911 |
| Breeder | Wye College (Reino Unido) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.5–9 | 5–7.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.2–4.2 | 2.5–3.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 20–25 | 37 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.5 | 0.8–1.2 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30 | 24–27 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25 | 38–42 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1 | 1–2 |
| Aroma families | floral, herbal, spicy | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | spicy, cedar, green tea, sweet floral | spicy, herbal, floral, fruity, melon, fresh, earthy |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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