Hop comparison
Newport vs Sorachi Ace
Newport is a bittering hop from USA; Sorachi Ace is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 11.8–14.8% for Newport versus 10–15% for Sorachi Ace, a similar bittering potential. Newport adds citrus, herbal, earthy; Sorachi Ace, lemon, sweet, cedarwood. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Newport | Sorachi Ace | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | 2002 | 1988 |
| Breeder | Dr. John Henning (USDA-ARS) | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11.8–14.8 | 10–15 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 7–9 | 6–10.2 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 20–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | – | 2.5–4.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0.7–1.8 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.1–0.3 |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | citrus, herbal, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | citrus, herbal, earthy, spicy | lemon, sweet, cedarwood |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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