Hop comparison

Enigma vs Styrian Fox

Enigma is an aroma hop from Australia; Styrian Fox is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 16–19.5% for Enigma versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, so Enigma brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 2.4–3.7 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Styrian Fox has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Enigma adds white grape, redcurrant, rockmelon; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, strawberry, peach). Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Enigma	Styrian Fox
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	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	6.7–7.6	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	37–43	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	2.4–3.7	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	23–30	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	12.4–18.8	12–14
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	6.3–8	4.3–5.7
Farnesene (% of oil)	9.2–11.4	0.3–0.8
Linalool (% of oil)	0.1–0.5	0.5–0.9
Aroma families	berries and red fruit, other fruit	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	white grape, raspberry, redcurrant, rockmelon	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
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