Hop comparison
Southern Promise vs Zlato Polissia
Southern Promise is a dual-purpose hop from South Africa; Zlato Polissia is an aroma hop from Ukraine. Alpha acids: 9.5–11.5% for Southern Promise versus 5.5–6.7% for Zlato Polissia, so Southern Promise brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.7–1.1 versus 1.9–2.8 mL/100 g. Southern Promise adds herbal, fruity; Zlato Polissia, soft, fragrant with herbal and fruit notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Southern Promise | Zlato Polissia | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | South Africa | Ukraine |
| Year | 1992 | 2008 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 9.5–11.5 | 5.5–6.7 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.6–5.4 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 20–22 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.1 | 1.9–2.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 20–23 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 22–28 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 8–10 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | – |
| Aroma families | other fruit, herbal | other fruit, herbal |
| Descriptors | herbal, fruity | soft, fragrant with herbal and fruit notes |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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