GOLDING Alpha acid 4-8% Ref: HOPGOLD0408 BREWING QUALITY Considered to have the best typically English flavor; much in demand for kettle hopping, late hopping and dry hopping. Used in all English-style beers, especially all Bitters and Pale Ale, Belgian-Style Ales, Barley Wine. ORIGIN / HISTORY UK origin. An old, long established English variety originating in Kent; the name Goldings covers a group of similar varieties variously known as Cobbs, Amos' Early Bird, Eastwell, Bramling, Canterbury and Mathon. AGRONOMICS Type T90 Hop Pellets Sensitive to Wilt; susceptible to both powdery and downy mildew. ACID COMPONENTS Alpha Acids 4 - 8% w/w Beta Acids 2.0 - 2.8% w/w Cohumulone 23 - 25% of alpha acids OIL COMPONENTS Total Oil 0.8 - 1.0 mls/100 grams Type Leaf Hops Caryophyllene 15% of whole oil Farnesene 0.4% of whole oil Humulene 45% of whole oil Myrcene 25% of whole oil Possible Substitutions: East Kent Golding, Progress