East Kent Goldings
East Kent Golding was bred from a wild Canterbury variety in the late 1700s and brought to the market in 1790. It is recognised as having the most typical English aroma and is thus used for copper-hopping and dry hopping of traditional ales. Goldings are also found to be useful for late hopping lagers, when a delicate aroma is required.
Flavour profile
Honey, spice
Ancestry
from wild Canterbury Whitebine variety
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
Great Britain
Ancestry
from wild Canterbury Whitebine variety
Alpha Acids (%)
4.5 – 6.5%
Beta Acids (%)
1.9 – 2.8 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
0.4 – 0.8ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
18 – 28 %
Linalool (% of whole oil)
0.5 – 0.8 %
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
Humulene (% of whole oil)
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
Hallertauer Blanc
Characteristics
This variety was bred at Huell and was released 2012. It is one of the varieties which were bred in response to demand from the craft beer industry and its desire for bold tastes and differentiating flavours. It offers a bouquet of white muscatel and also mango, gooseberry and grapefruit aroma notes.
