Hop comparison

Hersbrucker Spät vs Spalt Spalter

Hersbrucker Spät and Spalt Spalter are both aroma hops from Germany. Alpha acids: 1.5–4% for Hersbrucker Spät versus 2.5–5.5% for Spalt Spalter, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.5–1 versus 0.5–0.95 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy. Hersbrucker Spät adds delicate citrus fruit, hay, orange; Spalt Spalter, earthy, pine, vanilla. Sources list Spalt Spalter as a substitute for Hersbrucker Spät. Sources list Hersbrucker Spät as a substitute for Spalt Spalter.

	Hersbrucker Spät	Spalt Spalter
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Germany	Germany
Year	–	–
Breeder	–	–
Alpha acids (% w/w)	1.5–4	2.5–5.5
Beta acids (% w/w)	2.5–6	3–5
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	19–23	22–29
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.5–1	0.5–0.95
Myrcene (% of oil)	15–30	20–35
Farnesene (% of oil)	0–1	12–18
Linalool (% of oil)	0.5–1	0.5–0.8
Aroma families	citrus, herbal, spicy	tropical fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet
Descriptors	delicate citrus fruit, spicy, hay, orange, tobacco	earthy, spicy, pine, vanilla, tea
Sources	3	2

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