Hop comparison
Nugget vs Southern Sublime
Nugget is a bittering hop from USA; Southern Sublime is a bittering hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 11.1–14% for Nugget versus 10–13% for Southern Sublime, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.5–2 versus 0.8–1.6 mL/100 g. Nugget has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: pineapple, citrus. Nugget adds green, herbal, floral; Southern Sublime, pungent, kool-aid, juicy fruit. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Nugget | Southern Sublime | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | USA, France, Germany, Argentina | South Africa |
| Year | 1982 | – |
| Breeder | USDA | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11.1–14 | 10–13 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.5–6 | 4–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 24–30 | 22–23 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2 | 0.8–1.6 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 50–54.5 | 6–19 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 16.5–18 | 28–38 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 10 | 10–16 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 8–10 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–1 | 0.3–0.4 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | green, herbal, pineapple, floral, earthy, pine, resinous, citrus | pungent, kool-aid, juicy fruit, pineapple, citrus, mango, red plums, grassy |
| Sources | 7 | 1 |
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