Hop comparison
Green Bullet vs Victoria
Green Bullet is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand; Victoria is a bittering hop from Argentina. Alpha acids: 13.7–15.2% for Green Bullet versus 14.4–15.4% for Victoria, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.6 versus 1.25 mL/100 g. Green Bullet adds light tropical, white flowers, a dual purpose; Victoria, tropical fruit, tangerine, pine. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Green Bullet | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | New Zealand | Argentina, Australia |
| Year | 1972 | – |
| Breeder | DSIR de Nueva Zelanda (hoy Plant & Food Research) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 13.7–15.2 | 14.4–15.4 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 6.4 | 6.5–7.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 30–35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.6 | 1.25 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 55.4 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 13.9 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 11.6 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0.1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, floral, resinous |
| Descriptors | light tropical, white flowers, a dual purpose | tropical fruit, tangerine, pine, resinous, citrusy, floral |
| Sources | 2 | 2 |
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