Hop comparison

Southern Sublime vs Styrian Cardinal

Southern Sublime is a bittering hop from South Africa; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 10–13% for Southern Sublime versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.8–1.6 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Styrian Cardinal has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Southern Sublime adds pungent, kool-aid, juicy fruit; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. Both stand out for plum notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Southern Sublime	Styrian Cardinal
Use	Bittering hop	Aroma hop
Origin	South Africa	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	10–13	10–15
Beta acids (% w/w)	4–5	3.2–4.6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	22–23	31–37
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.8–1.6	3–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	6–19	40–50
Humulene (% of oil)	28–38	15–22
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	10–16	8–11
Farnesene (% of oil)	8–10	5–7
Linalool (% of oil)	0.3–0.4	0.6–1
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	pungent, kool-aid, juicy fruit, pineapple, citrus, mango, red plums, grassy	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime
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