Hop comparison
Simcoe vs Sorachi Ace
Simcoe and Sorachi Ace are both dual-purpose hops from USA. Alpha acids: 12–14% for Simcoe versus 10–15% for Sorachi Ace, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 2–2.5 versus 2.5–4.5 mL/100 g. Simcoe adds pine, citrus fruit, citrus; Sorachi Ace, lemon, sweet, cedarwood. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Simcoe | Sorachi Ace | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | 2000 | 1988 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 12–14 | 10–15 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 6–10.2 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 15–20 | 20–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2–2.5 | 2.5–4.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 60–65 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 10–15 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 5–8 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0 | 0.7–1.8 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.1–0.3 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, earthy and woody, resinous | citrus, herbal, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | pine, citrus fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical, woody, earthy | lemon, sweet, cedarwood |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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