Hop comparison
Książęcy vs Southern Passion
Książęcy is a dual-purpose hop from Poland; Southern Passion is an aroma hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 6.2% for Książęcy versus 5–12% for Southern Passion, so Southern Passion brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.7 versus 0.6–1.3 mL/100 g. Książęcy has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: tangerine. Książęcy adds red orange, apricot, pineapple; Southern Passion, passion fruit, guava, red berries. Both stand out for coconut notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Książęcy | Southern Passion | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Poland | South Africa |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | PolishHops (Karczmiska, Polonia) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.2 | 5–12 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.8 | 4–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 16–27 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.7 | 0.6–1.3 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 55.2 | 12–35 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15.5 | 17–39 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 7.3 | 7–14 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 7.6 | 1–3 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.5–0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, herbal | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | coconut, red orange, apricot, pineapple, mango, tangerine | passion fruit, guava, red berries, melon, black currant, coconut, tangerine, grapefruit |
| Sources | 1 | 1 |
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