Hop comparison
Hydra vs Simcoe
Hydra and Simcoe are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 10–14% for Hydra versus 12–14% for Simcoe, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 2.02 versus 2–2.5 mL/100 g. Simcoe has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Hydra adds bright citrus, tangerine, mandarin; Simcoe, pine, citrus fruit, citrus. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Hydra | Simcoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | – | 2000 |
| Breeder | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 10–14 | 12–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 4–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 28 | 15–20 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2.02 | 2–2.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 51.6 | 60–65 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15.5 | 10–15 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 11 | 5–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | 0 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, spicy, resinous, sweet | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | bright citrus, tangerine, mandarin, clementine, green grape, orange rind | pine, citrus fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical, woody, earthy |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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