Hop comparison
Hydra vs Rakau
Hydra is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Rakau is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand. Alpha acids: 10–14% for Hydra versus 10.9–11.8% for Rakau, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 2.02 versus 1.6–1.9 mL/100 g. Hydra adds bright citrus, tangerine, mandarin; Rakau, distinct stone fruit, apricot most prevalent, cherry. Both stand out for cherry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Hydra | Rakau | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | New Zealand |
| Year | – | 2007 |
| Breeder | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) | Programa de mejora de lúpulo de Nueva Zelanda |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 10–14 | 10.9–11.8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 4.4–5.2 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 28 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2.02 | 1.6–1.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 51.6 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15.5 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 11 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, spicy, resinous, sweet | citrus, stone fruit, resinous |
| Descriptors | bright citrus, tangerine, mandarin, clementine, green grape, orange rind | distinct stone fruit, apricot most prevalent, cherry, complex stone fruit, cannabis, light citrus |
| Sources | 1 | 3 |
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