Hop comparison
Southern Cross vs Strata
Southern Cross is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand; Strata is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 11–14% for Southern Cross versus 12.1–13.6% for Strata, a similar bittering potential. Southern Cross adds tropical fruit and citrus, pronounced lemon and lime, pine. lot field aromas: sweet lemon; Strata, tropical fruit, herbs, passionfruit. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Southern Cross | Strata | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | New Zealand | USA |
| Year | 1994 | 2009 |
| Breeder | Programa de mejora de lúpulo de HortResearch en Riwaka | Indie Hops |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11–14 | 12.1–13.6 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 5.2–5.7 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 21 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | – | 2.3–3.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 52–65 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 22–30 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5–12.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 0–1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, spicy, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | tropical fruit and citrus, pronounced lemon and lime, pine. lot field aromas: sweet lemon, lime, light tropical, light cannabis, a dual purpose | tropical fruit, herbs, passionfruit, melon, strawberry, grapefruit, orange, cannabis |
| Sources | 2 | 2 |
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