Hop comparison

EXP 2/20 vs Saaz

EXP 2/20 is a hop variety from Poland; Saaz is an aroma hop from Czechia. Alpha acids: 9.3% for EXP 2/20 versus 3–4.3% for Saaz, so EXP 2/20 brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 2.7 versus 0.4–0.75 mL/100 g. EXP 2/20 has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: lemon. EXP 2/20 adds bergamot, mandarin, pineapple; Saaz, spices, herbs, grass. Both stand out for bergamot notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	EXP 2/20	Saaz
Use	Hop variety	Aroma hop
Origin	Poland	Czechia, Germany, Serbia
Year	–	–
Breeder	PolishHops	–
Alpha acids (% w/w)	9.3	3–4.3
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.2	4–6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	–	24–26
Total oil (mL/100 g)	2.7	0.4–0.75
Myrcene (% of oil)	55.9	25–40
Humulene (% of oil)	11.2	15–25
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	6.1	5–8
Farnesene (% of oil)	10.6	13.5–21
Linalool (% of oil)	0.5	0.4–0.8
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, floral, resinous	citrus, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet
Descriptors	lemon, bergamot, mandarin, pineapple, pear, gooseberry, white currant, lime	spices, herbs, grass, lemon
Sources	1	5

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