First Gold

All Hops

United Kingdom Both

tangerineapricotmagnoliaredberryherbalorangeherbalspicyfloral

Alpha

5.6% 10%

8.8%

Beta

2.3% 4.1%

Cohum.

29% 35%

Oils

0.7 mL 1.5 mL

Description

First Gold is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process. First Gold hops have aroma descriptors that include tangerine, orange marmalade, apricot, magnolia, red berries, herbal, orange and herbal. First Gold - also known as Prima Donna - has excellent aroma qualities and much of the flavor characteristics of WGV and has proven a success in stronger flavored summer beers and IPAs. This variety is suitable as a general kettle hop and also for late and dry hopping in all types of beer.

Recipe Stats based on 403 recipes

Prevalence

0.3%

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

Bittering

0.25 g/L 0.71 g/L

0.38 g/L

Flavour

0.23 g/L 0.62 g/L

0.33 g/L

Aroma

0.22 g/L 0.7 g/L

0.39 g/L

Whirlpool

0.28 g/L 0.54 g/L

0.35 g/L

Dry Hop

0.25 g/L 0.81 g/L

0.46 g/L

Hop Addition Timing

Bittering (60 min) · 34% Flavour (22 min) · 17% Aroma (5 min) · 31% Whirlpool · 11% Dry Hop · 8%

% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable

Common Styles

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

Pairs Well With

19% East Kent Goldings 76 recipes
13% Fuggles 51 recipes
11% Challenger 46 recipes
8% Cascade 34 recipes
5% Magnum (GR) 21 recipes

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