El Dorado
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Alpha 15.3%
Beta
Cohum.
Oils
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
Prevalence
1.9%
Usage by addition type (g/L · median with IQR range)
Bittering 0.45 g/L
Flavour 0.68 g/L
Aroma 0.75 g/L
Whirlpool 1.3 g/L
Dry Hop 1.39 g/L
Hop Addition Timing
Bittering (49 min) · 9% Flavour (21 min) · 8% Aroma (5 min) · 20% Whirlpool · 16% Dry Hop · 47%
% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable
Common Styles
- 13% Hazy IPA
- 11% Specialty IPA
- 6% White IPA
- 5% Double IPA
- 4% American IPA
- 4% Red IPA
- 3% English IPA
- 3% American Pale Ale
- 2% Black IPA
- 2% American Wheat Beer
- 2% Blonde Ale
- 1% American Amber Ale
- 1% American Light Lager
- 1% Cream Ale
- 1% Saison
% of [style] recipes using this hop
Pairs Well With
- 39% Citra
- 31% Mosaic
- 15% Amarillo
- 12% Cascade
- 12% Galaxy
- 11% Simcoe
- 11% Centennial
- 9% Columbus
- 7% Azacca
- 6% Magnum
% of recipes using this hop that also use the paired hop