Hop comparison

Styrian Cardinal vs Styrian Fox

Styrian Cardinal and Styrian Fox are both aroma hops from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, so Styrian Cardinal brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 3–4 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Styrian Fox has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Styrian Cardinal adds fruity (pineapple, plums, banana; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Styrian Cardinal	Styrian Fox
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Slovenia	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	10–15	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.2–4.6	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	31–37	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	3–4	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	40–50	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	15–22	12–14
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	8–11	4.3–5.7
Farnesene (% of oil)	5–7	0.3–0.8
Linalool (% of oil)	0.6–1	0.5–0.9
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
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