Hop comparison
Galaxy vs Nectaron
Galaxy is an aroma hop from Australia; Nectaron is an aroma hop from New Zealand. Alpha acids: 15.7–19.8% for Galaxy versus 10–14% for Nectaron, so Galaxy brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Galaxy adds passionfruit, peach, citrus; Nectaron, tropical-forward, bright tropical, light citrus. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Galaxy | Nectaron | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Australia | New Zealand |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | Plant & Food Research de Nueva Zelanda |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 15.7–19.8 | 10–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 7.8–9.9 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 32–43 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2.6–3.3 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 32–56 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 0.8–2.2 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 7–14.7 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 2.8–5.1 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–1 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit |
| Descriptors | passionfruit, peach, citrus | tropical-forward, bright tropical, light citrus, intense tropical pineapple |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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