Hop comparison
First Gold vs Goldings
First Gold and Goldings are both aroma hops from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 6.5–10% for First Gold versus 4–9.5% for Goldings, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.7–1.7 versus 0.4–0.8 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy, herbal notes, floral. First Gold adds orange, marmalade, red fruits; Goldings, honey, earthy, slightly spicy. Sources list Goldings as a substitute for First Gold. Sources list First Gold as a substitute for Goldings.
| First Gold | Goldings | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1996 | – |
| Breeder | Horticulture Research International (HRI) en Wye College, Reino Unido | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6.5–10 | 4–9.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–4.5 | 1.9–3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 32–35 | 25–30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.7–1.7 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30–38 | 25 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 20 | 36 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.5–3 | 0–1.1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | – | 1–1.1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, floral, herbal, spicy | floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | orange, marmalade, spicy, red fruits, herbal notes, tangerine, geranium, magnolia | spicy, honey, earthy, herbal notes, floral, slightly spicy |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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