Hop comparison
Michigan Copper vs Phoenix
Michigan Copper is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Phoenix is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 8.8–10.5% for Michigan Copper versus 8–12% for Phoenix, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.75 versus 1.2–2.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: floral. Michigan Copper adds fruit punch, tropical, pepper; Phoenix, molasses, chocolate, spicy. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Michigan Copper | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2014 | 1996 |
| Breeder | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) | Horticulture Research International (HRI), Wye College, Reino Unido |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 8.8–10.5 | 8–12 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.5–2.6 | 3.8–5.4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 0–32 | 30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.75 | 1.2–2.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 18.4 | 24 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25.9 | 30 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 12.5 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, spicy | floral, spicy, resinous |
| Descriptors | fruit punch, tropical, pepper, cherry, floral | molasses, chocolate, spicy, pine, floral, slightly spicy |
| Sources | 1 | 3 |
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