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Michigan Copper vs Styrian Eureka
Michigan Copper is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Styrian Eureka is a dual-purpose hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 8.8–10.5% for Michigan Copper versus 11–17% for Styrian Eureka, so Styrian Eureka brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.75 versus 2.5–4 mL/100 g. Styrian Eureka has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Michigan Copper adds fruit punch, tropical, pepper; Styrian Eureka, citrus (lime, orange, tangerine). Both stand out for cherry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Michigan Copper | Styrian Eureka | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | Slovenia |
| Year | 2014 | – |
| Breeder | Great Lakes Hops (GLH) | Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 8.8–10.5 | 11–17 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.5–2.6 | 3.5–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 0–32 | 21–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.75 | 2.5–4 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 18.4 | 50–60 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25.9 | 17–23 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 12.5 | 5–7 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.8 | 0.1–0.4 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5 | 0.7–0.9 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, spicy |
| Descriptors | fruit punch, tropical, pepper, cherry, floral | citrus (lime, orange, tangerine), floral (geranium, menthol, melissa), fruity (red fruits, black currant |
| Sources | 1 | 1 |
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