Hop comparison
Contessa vs Styrian Gold
Contessa is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Styrian Gold is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 3–5% for Contessa versus 3.5–6.5% for Styrian Gold, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.8–1.9 versus 1.3–2.3 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: floral. Contessa adds green tea, light pear; Styrian Gold, herbal, fruity. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Contessa | Styrian Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | USA | Slovenia |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–5 | 3.5–6.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 5–7.4 | 3.5–5.9 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 29–32 | 28–35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.8–1.9 | 1.3–2.3 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 38–47 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 19–22 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5–10 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 4–5.5 | 6–10 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.9–1 | 1.3–2.3 |
| Aroma families | other fruit, floral, herbal | other fruit, floral, herbal |
| Descriptors | green tea, floral, light pear | herbal, fruity, floral |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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