| Pedigree |
Raised in 1927 from the commercial Golding variety
Bramling crossed with a Manitoban wild male hop |
| Maturity |
Early to mid-season |
| Yield |
1,500 - 2,000 kg./ha or 1,350 - 1,800 lb./ac. |
| Growth Habit |
Moderately vigorous but produces few shoots in the
Spring. |
| Disease Reaction |
Tolerant to Verticillium wilt and hop mosaic. Fairly
tolerant to both downy and powdery mildew. |
| Pickability |
No problems |
| Drying/Baling |
No problems |
| Cone Structure |
Medium sized, moderately tight, plumpish cone. |
| Quality |
| Luplin |
Medium yellow in color. |
| Aroma |
Quite mild and not unpleasant, fruity currant aroma |
| Alpha Acids |
5.0 - 7.0% w/w |
| Beta Acids |
2.5 - 3.5% w/w |
| Co-Humulone |
25 - 30% of alpha acids |
| Storageability |
60 - 70% of alpha acids remaining after six (6)
months storage at 20º C. |
| Total Oil |
0.8- 1.2 mls/100 grams |
| Myrcene |
35 - 40% of whole oil |
| Humulene |
28- 33% of whole oil |
| Caryphyllene |
14 - 18% of whole oil |
| Farnesene |
<1% of whole oil |
|
| General Trade Perception |
Acceptable general-purpose aroma hop but lacking the
fineness of Golding aroma. Originally bred as a replacement for the Goldings,
good all around English hop. |
| Possible Substitutions |
UK Kent Golding, UK Progress, Whitbred's Golding Variety |
| Beer Styles |
ESB, Bitter, pale Ale |
| Other Information |
Its tolerance to Verticillium wilt allowed its expansion
in the U.K. as the acreage of Fuggles and Goldings declined. |
