Hop comparison
Simcoe vs Southern Cross
Simcoe is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Southern Cross is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand. Alpha acids: 12–14% for Simcoe versus 11–14% for Southern Cross, a similar bittering potential. Simcoe adds pine, citrus fruit, citrus; Southern Cross, tropical fruit and citrus, pronounced lemon and lime, pine. lot field aromas: sweet lemon. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Simcoe | Southern Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | New Zealand |
| Year | 2000 | 1994 |
| Breeder | – | Programa de mejora de lúpulo de HortResearch en Riwaka |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 12–14 | 11–14 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 15–20 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2–2.5 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 60–65 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 10–15 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 5–8 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, earthy and woody, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, spicy, resinous |
| Descriptors | pine, citrus fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical, woody, earthy | tropical fruit and citrus, pronounced lemon and lime, pine. lot field aromas: sweet lemon, lime, light tropical, light cannabis, a dual purpose |
| Sources | 2 | 2 |
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