Hop comparison

Simcoe vs Styrian Cardinal

Simcoe is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 12–14% for Simcoe versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 2–2.5 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Simcoe has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Simcoe adds pine, citrus fruit, citrus; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. Both stand out for plum notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Simcoe	Styrian Cardinal
Use	Dual-purpose hop	Aroma hop
Origin	USA	Slovenia
Year	2000	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	12–14	10–15
Beta acids (% w/w)	4–5	3.2–4.6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	15–20	31–37
Total oil (mL/100 g)	2–2.5	3–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	60–65	40–50
Humulene (% of oil)	10–15	15–22
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	5–8	8–11
Farnesene (% of oil)	0	5–7
Linalool (% of oil)	–	0.6–1
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, earthy and woody, resinous	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	pine, citrus fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical, woody, earthy	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime
Sources	2	1

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