Hop comparison

Enigma vs Styrian Cardinal

Enigma is an aroma hop from Australia; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 16–19.5% for Enigma versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, so Enigma brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 2.4–3.7 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Styrian Cardinal has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Enigma adds white grape, raspberry, redcurrant; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Enigma	Styrian Cardinal
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Australia	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	16–19.5	10–15
Beta acids (% w/w)	6.7–7.6	3.2–4.6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	37–43	31–37
Total oil (mL/100 g)	2.4–3.7	3–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	23–30	40–50
Humulene (% of oil)	12.4–18.8	15–22
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	6.3–8	8–11
Farnesene (% of oil)	9.2–11.4	5–7
Linalool (% of oil)	0.1–0.5	0.6–1
Aroma families	berries and red fruit, other fruit	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	white grape, raspberry, redcurrant, rockmelon	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime
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