Description

First Gold T90 Hop Pellets (UK)

First Gold has good aroma and bittering qualities, much of the flavour of seems to have been retained but with an added extra citrus quality, produces a well-balanced bitterness and a fruity, slightly spicy note in ales. An orangey quality has been observed in many beers brewed using this variety. Dual purpose hop. The variety is very suitable both as a general kettle hop and also for late and dry hopping in all types of beer.

First Gold HOP SPECIFICATIONS

Alpha Acid: 6-9%
Hop Type: Bittering and Aroma
Beta Acid: 3-4.1%
Total Oil: 0.5%

SUITABLE FOR

Pale Ales, Bitters, Porters, Stouts, Golden Ales, Belgian style ales, Wheat Beers.

First Gold AROMA PROFILE

Marmalade, Orange, Spicy

SUBSTITUTES FOR First Gold

If First Gold is not available, then a good substitute is Goldings or Willamette.

T90 HOP PELLETS

Manufacturers produce T-90 hop pellets by hammer-milling kiln-dried, whole leaf hop cones into a uniform powder and then pressing them through a pellet die. Pellet compression fine-tunes to achieve a consistent density for repeatable brewing, batch after batch, addressing variations in oil and vegetative content in leaf hops.

The production processes continually monitor temperature and cool the pellet die to protect and preserve hop resins. Hop pellets retain all natural lupulin and cone material, serving as a complete replacement for whole hops. They have a longer shelf life, requiring less storage space, and generally being easier to handle.

STORAGE

Weighing of hops occurs only upon receiving an order. They do not sit on shelves; instead, they are extracted from a bulk vacuum-sealed bag in cold storage. We package our hop pellets in UV-protected polyethylene bags and vacuum seal them for freshness and quality.

The vacuum seal may degrade, particularly if hop dust accumulates near the heat-sealed section of the bag. If you receive the hops and it appears that the vacuum is breaking down, the hops will still be perfectly safe to use with no degradation of flavour. If you do not intend to use then in a few days of receiving, we suggest that you store them in a fridge or freezer. Hop pellets stored near-freezing, preferably between -1°C and 5°C. Under these conditions, T-90 hop pellets will remain stable in closed containers for three (3) years.