Hop comparison

Hallertauer Huell Melon vs Spalt Spalter

Hallertauer Huell Melon and Spalt Spalter are both aroma hops from Germany. Alpha acids: 6.9–7.5% for Hallertauer Huell Melon versus 2.5–5.5% for Spalt Spalter, so Hallertauer Huell Melon brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.8–1.1 versus 0.5–0.95 mL/100 g. Hallertauer Huell Melon adds rockmelon, berry, melon; Spalt Spalter, earthy, spicy, pine. Both stand out for vanilla notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Hallertauer Huell Melon	Spalt Spalter
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Germany	Germany
Year	2012	–
Breeder	–	–
Alpha acids (% w/w)	6.9–7.5	2.5–5.5
Beta acids (% w/w)	6–9	3–5
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	27–30	22–29
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.8–1.1	0.5–0.95
Myrcene (% of oil)	26–42	20–35
Farnesene (% of oil)	0–19.8	12–18
Linalool (% of oil)	0.3–0.5	0.5–0.8
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet	tropical fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet
Descriptors	rockmelon, berry, melon, tropical fruit, orange, vanilla	earthy, spicy, pine, vanilla, tea
Sources	3	2

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