Hop comparison
Fuggle vs WGV
Fuggle is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; WGV is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 3.5–6% for Fuggle versus 5–7.5% for WGV, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.7–1.1 versus 0.8–1.2 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: floral, earthy. Fuggle adds minty, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea; WGV, spicy, herbal, fruity. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Fuggle | WGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom, France, USA, New Zealand | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1875 | 1911 |
| Breeder | Richard Fuggle | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 3.5–6 | 5–7.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–3 | 2.5–3.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 27–33 | 37 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.1 | 0.8–1.2 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 25–30 | 24–27 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 30–36.5 | 38–42 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 9 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 5.5–7 | 1–2 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.7 | – |
| Aroma families | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | minty, floral, earthy, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, floral: jasmin, geranium, lily | spicy, herbal, floral, fruity, melon, fresh, earthy |
| Sources | 7 | 3 |
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