Hop comparison
Epic vs Tsingdao Flower
Epic is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; Tsingdao Flower is a dual-purpose hop from China. Alpha acids: 3–5% for Epic versus 6–8% for Tsingdao Flower, so Tsingdao Flower brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.4–0.8 versus 0.4–0.8 mL/100 g. Tsingdao Flower has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Epic adds fruity, slightly herbal, deep fruity; Tsingdao Flower, bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Epic | Tsingdao Flower | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | China |
| Year | 1987 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3–5 | 6–8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 1.7–2.5 | 3–4.4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 30–33 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.4–0.8 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 12 | 45–55 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 42 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.5 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.2 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, floral, herbal | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | fruity, slightly herbal, deep fruity, berry-like, lemongrass | bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon, tobacco, blueberry, myrrh, black currant |
| Sources | 2 | 4 |
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