Hop comparison
Galena vs Newport
Galena and Newport are both bittering hops from USA. Alpha acids: 10–13.5% for Galena versus 11.8–14.8% for Newport, a similar bittering potential. Shared aroma notes: earthy. Galena adds lemon; Newport, citrus, herbal, spicy. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Galena | Newport | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | – | 2002 |
| Breeder | – | Dr. John Henning (USDA-ARS) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 10–13.5 | 11.8–14.8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 7–9 | 7–9 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35–40 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.9–1.2 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–0.1 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.1–0.3 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, earthy and woody | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | lemon, earthy | citrus, herbal, earthy, spicy |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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