Hop comparison
Furano Queen vs Southern Aroma
Furano Queen is an aroma hop from Japan; Southern Aroma is an aroma hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 6–8.8% for Furano Queen versus 3.6–7.3% for Southern Aroma, a similar bittering potential. Furano Queen has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Furano Queen adds fruity 80, 100 'tropical fruits, floral 70; Southern Aroma, floral, fields of flowers, woody. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Furano Queen | Southern Aroma | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Japan | South Africa |
| Year | 2020 | – |
| Breeder | Sapporo Breweries Ltd. - Kamifurano | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8.8 | 3.6–7.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 5.4–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 40–41 | 19–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | – | 0.6–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 34 | 17–28 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 49 | 22–23 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 15 | 13–15 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.1 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.7 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, floral | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | fruity 80, 100 'tropical fruits, floral 70, elegant 75, 100, citrus flavor | floral, fields of flowers, woody, spicy, fruity, noble hop character, mango and other subtle fruit characters, bold fruity and floral notes |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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