Hop comparison
East Kent Goldings vs Saaz
East Kent Goldings is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Saaz is an aroma hop from Czechia. Alpha acids: 4–6% for East Kent Goldings versus 3–4.3% for Saaz, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.4–0.8 versus 0.4–0.75 mL/100 g. East Kent Goldings adds spicy, honey, earthy; Saaz, spices, herbs, grass. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| East Kent Goldings | Saaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Czechia, Germany, Serbia |
| Year | 1838 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 3–4.3 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 1.9–3 | 4–6 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 25–30 | 24–26 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.4–0.8 | 0.4–0.75 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 25 | 25–40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 36 | 15–25 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 5–8 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 13.5–21 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.8 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Aroma families | citrus, floral, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet | citrus, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | spicy, honey, earthy, spice, floral, slightly spicy | spices, herbs, grass, lemon |
| Sources | 3 | 5 |
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