Hop comparison

EXP 2/20 vs Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

EXP 2/20 is a hop variety from Poland; Hallertauer Mittelfrüher is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 9.3% for EXP 2/20 versus 3–5.5% for Hallertauer Mittelfrüher, so EXP 2/20 brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 2.7 versus 0.7–1.3 mL/100 g. EXP 2/20 has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. EXP 2/20 adds lemon, bergamot, mandarin; Hallertauer Mittelfrüher, classic herbs, spicy, grassy. Both stand out for bergamot notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	EXP 2/20	Hallertauer Mittelfrüher
Use	Hop variety	Aroma hop
Origin	Poland	Germany
Year	–	–
Breeder	PolishHops	–
Alpha acids (% w/w)	9.3	3–5.5
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.2	3–5
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	–	20–25
Total oil (mL/100 g)	2.7	0.7–1.3
Myrcene (% of oil)	55.9	20–28
Humulene (% of oil)	11.2	–
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	6.1	–
Farnesene (% of oil)	10.6	0–1
Linalool (% of oil)	0.5	0.7–1.1
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, floral, resinous	citrus, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	lemon, bergamot, mandarin, pineapple, pear, gooseberry, white currant, lime	classic herbs, spicy, grassy, tea, slight citrusy
Sources	1	3

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