Hop comparison
Galena vs Simcoe
Galena is a bittering hop from USA; Simcoe is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 10–13.5% for Galena versus 12–14% for Simcoe, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.9–1.2 versus 2–2.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: earthy. Galena adds lemon; Simcoe, pine, citrus fruit, citrus. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Galena | Simcoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | – | 2000 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 10–13.5 | 12–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 7–9 | 4–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35–40 | 15–20 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.9–1.2 | 2–2.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 60–65 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 10–15 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–0.1 | 0 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.1–0.3 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, earthy and woody | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | lemon, earthy | pine, citrus fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical, woody, earthy |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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