Hop comparison
Chinook vs Nugget
Chinook is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Nugget is a bittering hop from USA. Alpha acids: 11.5–14% for Chinook versus 11.1–14% for Nugget, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.5–2.35 versus 1.5–2 mL/100 g. Nugget has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: resinous, pineapple, herbal. Chinook adds spicy apricot, apricot, grapefruit; Nugget, green, floral, earthy. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Chinook | Nugget | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | USA, New Zealand, Serbia, Poland | USA, France, Germany, Argentina |
| Year | 1985 | 1982 |
| Breeder | USDA Prosser, WA | USDA |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11.5–14 | 11.1–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–4 | 3.5–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 29–34 | 24–30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2.35 | 1.5–2 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 35–40 | 50–54.5 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 18–22 | 16.5–18 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–10 | 10 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.2–0.4 | 0.6–1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | spicy apricot, resinous, apricot, grapefruit, pineapple, mixed herbs & flowers, juniper and gin berries, new zealand grown usa bittering cultivar | green, herbal, pineapple, floral, earthy, pine, resinous, citrus |
| Sources | 7 | 7 |
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