FIRST GOLD Alpha acid 7-11% Ref: HOPFIRS0711 BREWING QUALITY The variety is very suitable both as a general kettle hop and also for late and dry hopping in all types of beer. First Gold has good aroma and bittering qualities, much of the flavour of WGV seems to have been retained but with an added extra citrus qualit; produces a well-balanced bitterness and a fruity, slightly spicy note in ales. An orangey quality has been observed in many beers brewed using this variety. ORIGIN / HISTORY UK origin. A dwarf hop bred at Wye College, on extensive farm trials in 1995. First Gold is from a cross-pollination of WGV with a dwarf male. AGRONOMICS Reasonable tolerance to Verticillium Wilt which seems to have been inherited from its WGV parent. Susceptible to downy mildew, resistant to powdery mildew. ACID COMPONENTS Alpha Acids 7 - 11% w/w Beta Acids 3.0 - 4.1% w/w T90 Hop Pellets Cohumulone 33% of alpha acids OIL COMPONENTS Total Oil 0.7 - 1.3 mls/100 grams Caryophyllene 6.0% of whole oil Farnesene 1.5% of whole oil Humulene 19% of whole oil Myrcene 36.0% of total oil Leaf Hops Possible Substitutions: Boadicea, Northdown, Challenger