EAST KENT GOLDINGS
BREWING QUALITY
Aroma hop. Sweet, smooth and honey-like bittering characteristics. Good for bittering and late hopping.
ORIGIN / HISTORY
Synonymous with English Goldings, East Kent Goldings are a quintessentially British Hop with gentle aromas traditional of English Hops. Developed from the Canterbury Whitebine variety in the late 1700’s, they are grown exclusively in East Kent by a handful of growers since 1838.
AGRONOMICS
Moderately resistant to downy mildew.
Substitutions:
Goldings, WGV, Progress, Fuggle, First Gold
OIL COMPONENTS
| Total Oil | 0.4 – 0.8 ml/100 g |
| Caryophyllene | 9% of whole oil |
| Farnesene | <1% of whole oil |
| Humulene | 27 - 36% of whole oil |
| Myrcene | 25 - 42% of whole oil |
ACID COMPONENTS
| Alpha Acids | 5 – 8% w/w |
| Beta Acids | 1.9 – 3% w/w |
| Cohumulone | 26 - 32% of alpha acids |