Hop comparison
Saaz Comfort vs Smaragd
Saaz Comfort is an aroma hop from Czechia; Smaragd is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 4–7% for Saaz Comfort versus 4.8–5.8% for Smaragd, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.5–1.2 versus 0.65–0.85 mL/100 g. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Saaz Comfort | Smaragd | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | Germany |
| Year | 2019 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 4–7 | 4.8–5.8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.5–5.5 | 4–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 15–20 | 14–17 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.5–1.2 | 0.65–0.85 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 15–35 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 1–4 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 6–12 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 15–25 | 0–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.4–1 | 0.8–1.4 |
| Aroma families | herbal, spicy | herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | – | spicy, aniseed, tobacco, clover |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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