Bitter Gold
Dual purposeUSA1999American hops

Bitter Gold

Alpha acid

12–18.8%

Beta acid

4.5–8%

Total oil

0.8–3.9 mL

Beer styles:Belgian AlePale AleIPAESBPilsner
Description

Bitter Gold was released in 1999. Its lineage includes Brewer’s Gold, Bullion, Comet and Fuggle.

Bitter Gold is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process.

Bitter Gold offers limited aroma when used as a bittering hop but delivers diverse stone and tropical fruit flavors in later additions.

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Acid profile & Oil composition (%)

Acid profile

Alpha acid12–18.8%
Beta acid4.5–8%
Co-humulone36–41%

Oil composition (%)

Myrcene71.5%
Caryophyllene11.4%
Humulene15.8%
Farnesene1.3%
Myrcene45–68%
Caryophyllene7–11%
Humulene7–18%
Farnesene0–2%
Aroma profile and use
Stone fruitTropicalPearWatermelonGrassyGrapefruitFloral
Substitutes
Statistics
  • harvested in mid-to-late August for most aroma varieties.
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