Hop Help please

[cornyandy]

Hi all

I'm getting towards planning my first 3 AG brews for about 15 years, they will be two Theakstone's best bitters and a Sam Smiths, Clones from the original Graham Wheeler "Brew Your Own Real Ale At Home". I believe he has changed the recipe in the later editions.

However the company I want to order from doesn't have ordinary Goldings, I wonder about either East Kent Goldings or Challenger. If any one has an alternative hop bill to the original Graham Wheeler one of

Target 13g
Fuggles 33g
Start of boil
Goldings 15g last 15 mins

I Would be grateful for ideas,

Similarly the Sam Smiths clone has 15 g of Goldings at the end and I would prefer to use the same hops in each, at the end of the boil.

Thanks All

A

 

[HarrowBrewer]

Hi Andy. As I understand it, East Kent Goldings are the same, just grown in a different location. There are lots of suggestions for hop substitutions online, this isn't a bad place to start: http://www.brew365.com/hop_substitution_chart.php

 

[cornyandy]

Thanks Harrow,

 

[clibit]

East Kent Goldings are Goldings, grown in East Kent. They are regarded as the best Goldings.

 

[cornyandy]

Thanks Guys. I'm thinking of having go at growing some hops (East Yorks Goldings anyone)

 

[ManseMasher]

http://www.willingham-nurseries.co.uk/hop.html

Me too, but I think I might have to go with a dwarf variety - SWMBO might get a little peeved with a 25 foot triffid in the back garden!

 

[clibit]

I reckon First Gold are a good hop to grow in this country - great hop, dwarf variety. Often sold as Prima Donna I believe, when sold as a hop plant.

 

[Tony1951]

SWMBO might get a little peeved with a 25 foot triffid in the back garden!

What? They don't walk about and murder people do they?

:)

 

[cornyandy]

Well as the only SWMBO in my household is my elderly mother I can probably get away with smallish one.

 

[stevej]

Well as the only SWMBO in my household is my elderly mother I can probably get away with smallish one.

:rofl:............