Hop comparison
Brewers Gold vs Bullion
Brewers Gold is a bittering hop from France; Bullion is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 5–7.3% for Brewers Gold versus 5.3–9.5% for Bullion, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.2–2 versus 1–1.9 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy. Brewers Gold adds currant, fruity; Bullion, blackcurrant, zest, orange. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Brewers Gold | Bullion | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Bittering hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | France, Germany, Serbia | United Kingdom, Argentina |
| Year | 1934 | 1938 |
| Breeder | – | Prof. Ernest Salmon, Wye College, Kent |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 5–7.3 | 5.3–9.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2.7–3.6 | 4.5–5.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 40–48 | 47–50 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.2–2 | 1–1.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 40–50 | 50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 20–30 | 11.5 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 6.7 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 0.2 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 0.7 |
| Aroma families | berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal, spicy | citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | currant, spicy, fruity | blackcurrant, spicy, zest, orange, spice, dark red fruit, stone fruit aromas (peaches, nectarines |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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