Hop comparison

Styrian Cardinal vs Styrian Wolf

Styrian Cardinal and Styrian Wolf are both aroma hops from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal versus 13.5–18.5% for Styrian Wolf, so Styrian Wolf brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 3–4 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: banana, lemon grass. Styrian Cardinal adds fruity (pineapple, plums, caramel; Styrian Wolf, passion fruit, mango, melon. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.

	Styrian Cardinal	Styrian Wolf
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	13.5–18.5
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.2–4.6	5–6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	31–37	22–23
Total oil (mL/100 g)	3–4	3–4.5
Myrcene (% of oil)	40–50	60–70
Humulene (% of oil)	15–22	5–9
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	8–11	2–3
Farnesene (% of oil)	5–7	4.5–6.5
Linalool (% of oil)	0.6–1	0.8–1.3
Aroma families	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime	passion fruit, mango, melon, lemon grass, menthol, fruity, tropical (passion fruit, banana
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