Hop comparison
Southern Tropic vs Styrian Wolf
Southern Tropic is a bittering hop from South Africa; Styrian Wolf is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 12–18% for Southern Tropic versus 13.5–18.5% for Styrian Wolf, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.1–1.6 versus 3–4.5 mL/100 g. Styrian Wolf has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: mango, passion fruit, melon, pineapple. Southern Tropic adds litchi, bubblegum, citrus; Styrian Wolf, lemon grass, menthol, fruity. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Southern Tropic | Styrian Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | South Africa | Slovenia |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 12–18 | 13.5–18.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 5–6 | 5–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 26–28 | 22–23 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.1–1.6 | 3–4.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 5–23 | 60–70 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 32–40 | 5–9 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 10–14 | 2–3 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 8–10 | 4.5–6.5 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.3–0.5 | 0.8–1.3 |
| Aroma families | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, herbal, earthy and woody, resinous, sweet | citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet |
| Descriptors | mango, litchi, passion fruit, melon, pineapple, bubblegum, citrus, lemongrass | passion fruit, mango, melon, lemon grass, menthol, fruity, tropical (passion fruit, banana |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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