This is the first installment of a series of blog posts that will help our readers get to know the ingredients found in beer. According to the Classic German beer law 4 ingredients are found in beer: Grains, Hops, Yeast and Water. The first ingredient we w
ill share with you is Hops. Hops are the natural preservative that is found in beer that also provides the bitter taste that, when properly balanced (sometimes not so balanced) with the the malted grains, produces an amazing craft beer. In addition to giving the the beer its bitterness, hops do a lot more for the profile of a beer and hopefully this series of posts will showcase just that. Each post will be structured with a short intro similar to this one outlining some sort of fun hops information and then a short description of a particular hop used in brewing.
Seasoned brewers may be able to understand all of the information in this hop description right from the start. But for most of us this is not the case. The goal of this series is turn each of us into a true scientifically informed hop head.
Kent Goldings
Pedigree The Goldings are the traditional Old English hop.
Cone-Structure Fairly loose and lax, medium to large in size.
Lupulin Quite small amounts, pale yellow in color.
Flavor profile: spicy/ floral, earthy
Aroma Gentle, fragrant and pleasant
Alpha Acid 4 – 5.5% w/w
Beta Acid 2 – 3.5% w/w
Cohumulone 20 – 25% of alpha acids
Storageability 65 – 80% alpha acids remaining after 6 months storage at 20°C
Total Oil 0.6 – 1.0 mls/100 grams
Myrcene 20 – 26% of whole oil
Humulene 42 – 48% of whole oil
Carophyllene 12 – 16% of whole oil
Farnesene <1% of whole oil
Use: The classic English Ale hop which has been used extensively in kettle hopping and for dry hopping.
Possible Substitutions US Golding, Whitbread Golding, UK Progress
Typical Beer Styles All English style Ales, Belgian-Style Ales
Typical Hop Use Aroma
Information taken from brew-monkey.com
Thank you for clarifying that. Becoming a hophead has always been one of my goals in life. Love, MOM