Hop comparison
Epic vs Saphir
Epic is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; Saphir is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 3–5% for Epic versus 2–4.5% for Saphir, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.4–0.8 versus 0.8–1.4 mL/100 g. Saphir has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: fruity. Epic adds slightly herbal, deep fruity, berry-like; Saphir, spice, floral, citrus. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Epic | Saphir | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Germany |
| Year | 1987 | 2002 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–5 | 2–4.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 1.7–2.5 | 4–7 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 30–33 | 12–17 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.4–0.8 | 0.8–1.4 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 12 | 25–40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 42 | 20–30 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 9–14 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.5 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.8–1.3 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, floral, herbal | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | fruity, slightly herbal, deep fruity, berry-like, lemongrass | spice, floral, fruity, citrus, juniper |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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