East Kent Goldings
- Origin Country
- England
- Alpha Acid
- 5 to 8%
- Oils
- 0.4 to 0.8 mL per 100 g
- US Acreage
- Not Found
- Medal Beers in 2026
- 1
- Breeder
- English landrace grown in East Kent since 1838
Aroma
fine floral aroma
Grown by
Not Found
East Kent Goldings
Variety Data
- Also Published as
- East Kent Golding, EKG, English Goldings, Kent Goldings, Goldings
- Kind
- variety
- US Grown
- no
- Status
- public
- Parentage
- Developed from the Canterbury Whitebine variety in the late 1700s (Charles Faram)
- Use
- not published
- Alpha Class
- medium (8 to 14 percent)
- Alpha
- 5 to 8
- Beta
- 1.9 to 3
- Cohumulone
- 26 to 32
- Total Oil
- 0.4 to 0.8
- Humulene
- 36 to 36
- Identity Gap
- year_released: A landrace; Charles Faram gives no release year.
- Chemistry Gap
- myrcene, caryophyllene, farnesene not published. Myrcene share: the Charles Faram page prints "0.25", which cannot be read as a percentage without moving the decimal, so it is not recorded. Caryophyllene share is not listed and farnesene is listed as "Trace". A second source was not found.
- Notes
- Humulene is a single published value.
- Identity Source Urls
- charlesfaram.com
- Chemistry Source Urls
- charlesfaram.com
- Aroma Source Urls
- charlesfaram.com
Aroma Descriptors
Each descriptor is attributed to the source that published it.
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
| Source | |
|---|---|
| fine floral aroma | Charles Faram, which also describes a smooth, honey-like bittering |
US Acreage by State
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
No US acreage has been published for this hop yet.
2026 Medal Beers That Use It
The farm column shows only a farm the brewery itself named for this hop.
1 medal in view
| Form | Use | Farm Named by the Brewery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Before the Break | Worthy Brewing | English-Style Brown Ale | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found |
Beer Profile Cards
Breweries With a 2026 Medal Beer That Uses It
Each brewery links to its page.
| Worthy Brewing | 1 |
|---|
Farms That Grow It
Grown by. These farms publish this variety as grown. It does not mean a medal beer used hops from that farm.
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
No farm has been published as growing this hop yet.
Research Notes
East Kent Goldings is a hop variety from England, public, from English landrace grown in East Kent since 1838. Its published alpha acid range is 5 to 8 percent.
Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Breeder or owner program | English landrace grown in East Kent since 1838 |
| Trademark | none found |
| Proprietary or public | public |
| Year released | not published |
| Parentage | Developed from the Canterbury Whitebine variety in the late 1700s (Charles Faram) |
| Published use | not published |
| Alpha class | medium (8 to 14 percent) |
Also published as: East Kent Golding, EKG, English Goldings, Kent Goldings, Goldings.
Chemistry
Ranges are as published by the breeder or supplier named under sources; a single value means the source printed one figure.
| Measure | Published | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| alpha acids | 5 to 8 | percent |
| beta acids | 1.9 to 3 | percent |
| cohumulone | 26 to 32 | percent of alpha acids |
| total oil | 0.4 to 0.8 | ml per 100 g |
| myrcene | not published | percent of total oil |
| humulene | 36 (single value) | percent of total oil |
| caryophyllene | not published | percent of total oil |
| farnesene | not published | percent of total oil |
Humulene is a single published value.
Aroma
As published by Charles Faram, which also describes a smooth, honey-like bittering: "fine floral aroma"
Acreage
This variety is not grown commercially in the United States as far as the sources checked show, so US acreage does not apply.
Gaps
- Identity, year_released: A landrace; Charles Faram gives no release year.
- Chemistry, myrcene, caryophyllene, farnesene not published. Myrcene share: the Charles Faram page prints "0.25", which cannot be read as a percentage without moving the decimal, so it is not recorded. Caryophyllene share is not listed and farnesene is listed as "Trace". A second source was not found.