Hop comparison

Mosaic vs Styrian Cardinal

Mosaic is an aroma hop from USA; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 11.5–13.5% for Mosaic versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–1.5 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Mosaic adds floral, tropical, fruity; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.

	Mosaic	Styrian Cardinal
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	USA	Slovenia
Year	2012	–
Breeder	Hop Breeding Company	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	11.5–13.5	10–15
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.2–3.9	3.2–4.6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	24–26	31–37
Total oil (mL/100 g)	1–1.5	3–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	47–53	40–50
Humulene (% of oil)	13–16	15–22
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	5.2–7.8	8–11
Farnesene (% of oil)	0	5–7
Linalool (% of oil)	–	0.6–1
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, earthy and woody	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	floral, tropical, fruity, earthy, fruit, berries, citrus, berry	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime
Sources	3	1

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