Hop comparison
Summit vs TerraSurge
Summit and TerraSurge are both bittering hops from USA. Alpha acids: 14.5–18.5% for Summit versus 16.2–22.2% for TerraSurge, so TerraSurge brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.5–2.5 versus 1.4–4.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: herbal, citrus. Summit adds citrusy, tangerine, spice; TerraSurge, tropical. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Summit | TerraSurge | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Bittering hop |
| Origin | USA | USA |
| Year | – | 2026 |
| Breeder | Jamie Coggins (PDF) | Hop Breeding Company |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 14.5–18.5 | 16.2–22.2 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.3–5.8 | 5.8–8.1 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 27–34 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.5–2.5 | 1.4–4.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30–50 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–25 | – |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | 10–15 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.7 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, herbal, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, herbal |
| Descriptors | citrusy, herbal, tangerine, spice, grapefruit, citrus | citrus, tropical, herbal |
| Sources | 2 | 2 |
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