Hop comparison
Minstrel vs Pacifica
Minstrel is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; Pacifica is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand. Alpha acids: 5–7% for Minstrel versus 5–6% for Pacifica, a similar bittering potential. Minstrel adds spicy, berries, orange citrus; Pacifica, a dual purpose. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Minstrel | Pacifica | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | New Zealand |
| Year | – | 1994 |
| Breeder | – | Plant & Food Research de Nueva Zelanda |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5–7 | 5–6 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–3.5 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 22–26 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.5–0.7 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 22–25 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 1–4 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 7–9 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, spicy | citrus, floral, spicy |
| Descriptors | spicy, berries, orange citrus | a dual purpose |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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