Hop comparison
Smaragd vs Traful
Smaragd is an aroma hop from Germany; Traful is an aroma hop from Argentina. Alpha acids: 4.8–5.8% for Smaragd versus 4.7–7.9% for Traful, a similar bittering potential. Smaragd adds spicy, aniseed, tobacco; Traful, black pepper, fennel, anise. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Smaragd | Traful | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | Germany | Argentina |
| Year | – | 1994 |
| Breeder | – | Quilmes |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 4.8–5.8 | 4.7–7.9 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 14–17 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.65–0.85 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.8–1.4 | – |
| Aroma families | herbal, spicy | other fruit, herbal, spicy |
| Descriptors | spicy, aniseed, tobacco, clover | black pepper, fennel, anise, green tea, grape, fig, spicy – fresh – herbal |
| Sources | 2 | 2 |
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