Hop
East Kent Goldings
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Purpose
- aroma
- Alpha acid
- 4.0–6.5 %
- Beta acid
- 2.0–3.5 %
- Cohumulone
- 26–32 % of alpha
- Total oil
- 0.4–0.9 mL/100 g
Oil breakdown
- Myrcene
- 24 % of oil
- Humulene
- 43 % of oil
- Caryophyllene
- 13 % of oil
- Farnesene
- 1 % of oil
Description
Goldings grown inside the protected East Kent region, and the reference aroma hop for English ale. Humulene-dominant and gently sweet, it wants a late boil or hop-back rather than a heavy dry hop.