Hop comparison
Saturn vs Southern Aroma
Saturn is an aroma hop from Czechia; Southern Aroma is an aroma hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 6.8–8% for Saturn versus 3.6–7.3% for Southern Aroma, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.39–2.04 versus 0.6–0.8 mL/100 g. Saturn has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: fruity, floral. Saturn adds citrus, lemon, mango; Southern Aroma, fields of flowers, woody, spicy. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Saturn | Southern Aroma | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Czechia | South Africa |
| Year | 2022 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.8–8 | 3.6–7.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.6–4.3 | 5.4–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 45 | 19–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.39–2.04 | 0.6–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 34.5 | 17–28 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 26.1 | 22–23 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 10.6 | 13–15 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.2 | 0–1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, floral, spicy, earthy and woody | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | fruity, citrus, lemon, mango, fruity (apricot, peach, watermelon, mango) | floral, fields of flowers, woody, spicy, fruity, noble hop character, mango and other subtle fruit characters, bold fruity and floral notes |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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