Hop comparison
Gaia vs Newport
Gaia is a bittering hop from Czechia; Newport is a bittering hop from USA. Alpha acids: 11–15% for Gaia versus 11.8–14.8% for Newport, a similar bittering potential. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Gaia | Newport | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | Czechia | USA |
| Year | 2017 | 2002 |
| Breeder | – | Dr. John Henning (USDA-ARS) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11–15 | 11.8–14.8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 5.5–8 | 7–9 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 19–24 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2.5 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 15–40 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 1–4 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 8–14 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 5–8 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.3–0.7 | – |
| Aroma families | herbal, spicy | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | – | citrus, herbal, earthy, spicy |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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