Hop comparison
Luminosa vs Mackinac
Luminosa and Mackinac are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 9–12% for Luminosa versus 9–13.3% for Mackinac, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 1.65 mL/100 g. Luminosa has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Luminosa adds peach-mango lemonade, candied orange peel, boysenberry; Mackinac, tropical, citrus, melon. Both stand out for papaya notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Luminosa | Mackinac | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | 2022 | 2014 |
| Breeder | Shaun Townsend, Oregon State University | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 9–12 | 9–13.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 2.8–4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 28 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.8–2.2 | 1.65 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 43–54 | 18.4 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 10–13 | 25.9 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 3–7 | 12.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0 | 1.8 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.5 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | peach-mango lemonade, candied orange peel, boysenberry, papaya and guava, bright fresh fruits and citrus, no resinous, piney notes | tropical, citrus, melon, papaya, spice |
| Sources | 1 | 1 |
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