Hop comparison

Spalter Select vs Styrian Cardinal

Spalter Select is an aroma hop from Germany; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 3–6.5% for Spalter Select versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, so Styrian Cardinal brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.6–0.9 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Styrian Cardinal has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Spalter Select adds spicy, grassy, floral notes; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. Both stand out for chamomile notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Spalter Select	Styrian Cardinal
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Germany	Slovenia
Year	1993	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	3–6.5	10–15
Beta acids (% w/w)	2.5–5	3.2–4.6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	22–25	31–37
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.6–0.9	3–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	20–40	40–50
Humulene (% of oil)	–	15–22
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	–	8–11
Farnesene (% of oil)	1–1.5	5–7
Linalool (% of oil)	1–1.5	0.6–1
Aroma families	citrus, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	spicy, grassy, floral notes, grassy notes	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime
Sources	3	1

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