East Kent Golding is a classic British Hop grown in Hereford and Worcester. East Kent Golding or EKG as they are affectionately referred to by brewers are complementary to UK Fuggles, providing floral and citrus overtones; an excellent selection for an English bitter, pale ale, ESB, blond, tripel, saison and kölsch-style beers.
Form:
- Type 90 Hop Pellets 100 g | 250g | 500g | 1Kg Foils
Pedigree
Developed by conal selection from 1790 on, starting from Canterbury Whitebline
Additional Information
Synonymous with English Goldings
- Crop: 2016-7
- Alpha Acids 4.0 - 6.0%
- Beta Acids 1.9 - 3.0%
- Co-Humulone 25 - 30%
- Total Oil 0.4 - 0.8 mL / 100g
- Myrcene ~25% of total oil
- Humulene ~36% of total oil
- Caryophyllene ~14.8% of total oil
- Farnesene < 1% of total oil
BREWING VALUES:
ACID/OIL RANGE LOW HIGH ALPHA ACID 4.5-6.5% 0 20 (Low / Medium) BETA ACID 1.9-2.8% 0 15 (Low) TOTAL OIL 0.4-0.8 mL/100g 0 4 (Low)
