El Dorado

All Hops

USA Both

fruitytropical_fruitpearwatermeloncandystone_fruit

Alpha

13% 17%

15.4%

Beta

6.4% 8%

Cohum.

28% 33%

Oils

2.5 mL 3.3 mL

Description

El Dorado is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process. El Dorado hops elicit responses of fruity notes and tropical fruit flavors. When used as a bittering hop, El Dorado lends a soft and balanced bitterness. When used in later additions El Dorado brings bright tropical fruit flavors and aromas of pear, watermelon, candy and stone fruit.

Recipe Stats based on 2,916 recipes

Prevalence

1.9%

Usage by addition type (g/L · median with IQR range)

Bittering

0.22 g/L 1.13 g/L

0.48 g/L

Flavour

0.25 g/L 1.25 g/L

0.69 g/L

Aroma

0.37 g/L 1.5 g/L

0.75 g/L

Whirlpool

0.5 g/L 1.85 g/L

1.25 g/L

Dry Hop

0.73 g/L 2.73 g/L

1.4 g/L

Hop Addition Timing

Bittering (49 min) · 9% Flavour (21 min) · 8% Aroma (5 min) · 20% Whirlpool · 15% Dry Hop · 47%

% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable

Common Styles

21% New England IPA (134)
12% Specialty IPA: New England IPA (476)
11% Specialty IPA (62)
6% Double IPA (92)
5% Specialty IPA: Red IPA (21)
4% American IPA (826)
3% English IPA (50)
3% Imperial IPA (46)
3% American Pale Ale (364)
2% Specialty IPA: Black IPA (14)
2% Blonde Ale (66)
1% American Wheat Beer (19)
1% American Amber Ale (51)
1% American Light Lager (36)
1% Saison (27)

% of [style] recipes using this hop · (recipe count in brackets)

Pairs Well With

38% Citra 1,096 recipes
21% Mosaic 598 recipes
14% Amarillo 419 recipes
12% Cascade 343 recipes
12% Galaxy 343 recipes
12% Cryo - Mosaic 337 recipes
10% Centennial 297 recipes
10% Simcoe 297 recipes
9% Columbus 251 recipes
7% Azacca 208 recipes

% of recipes using this hop that also use the paired hop