Hop comparison
Southern Cross vs XJA2/555
Southern Cross is a dual-purpose hop from New Zealand; XJA2/555 is a hop variety from South Africa. Alpha acids: 11–14% for Southern Cross versus 11.6% for XJA2/555, a similar bittering potential. Southern Cross adds tropical fruit and citrus, pronounced lemon and lime, pine. lot field aromas: sweet lemon; XJA2/555, citrus, lemon, melon. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Southern Cross | XJA2/555 | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Hop variety |
| Origin | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Year | 1994 | – |
| Breeder | Programa de mejora de lúpulo de HortResearch en Riwaka | SAB Hop Farm (programa de mejora sudafricano) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 11–14 | 11.6 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 5.1 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | – | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, spicy, resinous | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | tropical fruit and citrus, pronounced lemon and lime, pine. lot field aromas: sweet lemon, lime, light tropical, light cannabis, a dual purpose | citrus, lemon, melon, mango, resin, blueberries, spicy, woody |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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