Hop comparison
Tsingdao Flower vs Yakima Gold
Tsingdao Flower is a dual-purpose hop from China; Yakima Gold is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 6–8% for Tsingdao Flower versus 7–8% for Yakima Gold, a similar bittering potential. Shared aroma notes: herbal. Tsingdao Flower adds bright and crisp lemon peel quality, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon; Yakima Gold, citrus, woody. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Tsingdao Flower | Yakima Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | China | USA |
| Year | – | 2013 |
| Breeder | – | Washington State University (USDA-WSU) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–8 | 7–8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–4.4 | – |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.4–0.8 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 45–55 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.2 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet | citrus, herbal, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | bright and crisp lemon peel quality, herbal, woody notes with citrus hints, honeydew melon, tobacco, blueberry, myrrh, black currant | citrus, herbal, woody |
| Sources | 4 | 1 |
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