Hop comparison
Chinook vs Valkyrie
Chinook is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Valkyrie is an aroma hop from USA. Alpha acids: 11.5–14% for Chinook versus 12–14.5% for Valkyrie, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.5–2.35 versus 2.43 mL/100 g. Valkyrie has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Chinook adds spicy apricot, resinous, apricot; Valkyrie, fruitcake, orange, sweet. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Chinook | Valkyrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | USA, New Zealand, Serbia, Poland | USA |
| Year | 1985 | – |
| Breeder | USDA Prosser, WA | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11.5–14 | 12–14.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–4 | 3.9–6.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 29–34 | 34 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2.35 | 2.43 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 35–40 | 55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 18–22 | 3.2 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9–10 | 4.4 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0.3 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.2–0.4 | 0.9 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous | citrus, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | spicy apricot, resinous, apricot, grapefruit, pineapple, mixed herbs & flowers, juniper and gin berries, new zealand grown usa bittering cultivar | fruitcake, orange, sweet, dank, spice, baked fruit |
| Sources | 7 | 1 |
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