Hop comparison
Southern Passion vs Southern Tropic
Southern Passion is an aroma hop from South Africa; Southern Tropic is a bittering hop from South Africa. Alpha acids: 5–12% for Southern Passion versus 12–18% for Southern Tropic, so Southern Tropic brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.6–1.3 versus 1.1–1.6 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: passion fruit, melon. Southern Passion adds guava, red berries, black currant; Southern Tropic, mango, litchi, pineapple. Both stand out for coconut notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.
| Southern Passion | Southern Tropic | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | South Africa | South Africa |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5–12 | 12–18 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 5–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 16–27 | 26–28 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.6–1.3 | 1.1–1.6 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 12–35 | 5–23 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 17–39 | 32–40 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 7–14 | 10–14 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1–3 | 8–10 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.7 | 0.3–0.5 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, earthy and woody | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet |
| Descriptors | passion fruit, guava, red berries, melon, black currant, coconut, tangerine, grapefruit | mango, litchi, passion fruit, melon, pineapple, bubblegum, citrus, lemongrass |
| Sources | 1 | 1 |
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