Hop comparison

Southern Aroma vs Styrian Fox

Southern Aroma is an aroma hop from South Africa; Styrian Fox is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 3.6–7.3% for Southern Aroma versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, so Styrian Fox brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.6–0.8 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Styrian Fox has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Southern Aroma adds floral, fields of flowers, woody; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry. Both stand out for elderflower notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Southern Aroma	Styrian Fox
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	South Africa	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	3.6–7.3	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	5.4–6	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	19–25	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.6–0.8	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	17–28	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	22–23	12–14
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	13–15	4.3–5.7
Farnesene (% of oil)	0–1	0.3–0.8
Linalool (% of oil)	–	0.5–0.9
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	floral, fields of flowers, woody, spicy, fruity, noble hop character, mango and other subtle fruit characters, bold fruity and floral notes	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
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