Hop comparison
Simcoe vs Zibi
Simcoe is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Zibi is a hop variety from Poland. Alpha acids: 12–14% for Simcoe versus 11.3% for Zibi, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 2–2.5 versus 2.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: tropical. Simcoe adds pine, citrus fruit, citrus; Zibi, mango, peach, mirabelle plum. Both stand out for plum notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Simcoe | Zibi | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Hop variety |
| Origin | USA | Poland |
| Year | 2000 | – |
| Breeder | – | PolishHops |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 12–14 | 11.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 5.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 15–20 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 2–2.5 | 2.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 60–65 | 66 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 10–15 | 11.5 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 5–8 | 4.2 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0 | 0.5 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, earthy and woody, resinous | tropical fruit, stone fruit |
| Descriptors | pine, citrus fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical, woody, earthy | mango, peach, mirabelle plum, tropical |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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