Hop comparison
East Kent Goldings vs Spalter Select
East Kent Goldings is an aroma hop from United Kingdom; Spalter Select is an aroma hop from Germany. Alpha acids: 4–6% for East Kent Goldings versus 3–6.5% for Spalter Select, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.4–0.8 versus 0.6–0.9 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy. East Kent Goldings adds honey, earthy, spice; Spalter Select, grassy, floral notes, grassy notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| East Kent Goldings | Spalter Select | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | Germany |
| Year | 1838 | 1993 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 4–6 | 3–6.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 1.9–3 | 2.5–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 25–30 | 22–25 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.4–0.8 | 0.6–0.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 25 | 20–40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 36 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 1–1.5 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.5–0.8 | 1–1.5 |
| Aroma families | citrus, floral, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet | citrus, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | spicy, honey, earthy, spice, floral, slightly spicy | spicy, grassy, floral notes, grassy notes |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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