Hop comparison
Mount Hood vs Saaz Comfort
Mount Hood is an aroma hop from USA; Saaz Comfort is an aroma hop from Czechia. Alpha acids: 4.5–8% for Mount Hood versus 4–7% for Saaz Comfort, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–1.5 versus 0.5–1.2 mL/100 g. Mount Hood has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Mount Hood | Saaz Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | USA | Czechia |
| Year | – | 2019 |
| Breeder | USDA Corvallis | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 4.5–8 | 4–7 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4.5–7.5 | 3.5–5.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 22–23 | 15–20 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.5 | 0.5–1.2 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 48 | 15–35 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 25.5 | 1–4 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 10.5 | 6–12 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.1–0.6 | 15–25 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.7 | 0.4–1 |
| Aroma families | floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet | herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | terragon, honey, floral and herbal notes, fresh cut cedar wood spice, wild rose, mint | – |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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