Hop comparison
Fuggle vs Spalter Select
Fuggle is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Spalter Select is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 3.5–6% for Fuggle versus 3–6.5% for Spalter Select, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.7–1.1 versus 0.6–0.9 mL/100 g. Fuggle adds minty, floral, earthy; Spalter Select, spicy, grassy, floral notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Fuggle | Spalter Select | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom, France, USA, New Zealand | Germany |
| Year | 1875 | 1993 |
| Breeder | Richard Fuggle | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3.5–6 | 3–6.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–3 | 2.5–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 27–33 | 22–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.1 | 0.6–0.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 25–30 | 20–40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 30–36.5 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 5.5–7 | 1–1.5 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.7 | 1–1.5 |
| Aroma families | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous | citrus, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | minty, floral, earthy, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, floral: jasmin, geranium, lily | spicy, grassy, floral notes, grassy notes |
| Sources | 7 | 3 |
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