Hop comparison
Northdown vs Phoenix
Northdown and Phoenix are both dual-purpose hops from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 7–10% for Northdown versus 8–12% for Phoenix, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.2–2.2 versus 1.2–2.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy, floral, pine. Northdown adds fresh, berry; Phoenix, molasses, chocolate, slightly spicy. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Northdown | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Year | – | 1996 |
| Breeder | Wye College | Horticulture Research International (HRI), Wye College, Reino Unido |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7–10 | 8–12 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 3.8–5.4 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 31 | 30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.2–2.2 | 1.2–2.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 25 | 24 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 37 | 30 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1 | 1.5 |
| Aroma families | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, resinous | floral, spicy, resinous |
| Descriptors | spicy, floral, pine, fresh, berry | molasses, chocolate, spicy, pine, floral, slightly spicy |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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