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Fuggle
Perhaps the most famous and revered of English hops. Fuggle has typical English flavour, frequently blended with Goldings to improve "drinkability" of the beer, and adding roundness and fullness to the palate. This robust hop contributes all the essential characteristics of flavour, aroma and balanced bitterness to ales, particularly as its relatively low alpha acid content requires a high hopping rate to achieve desired bitterness levels. Sometimes used as a distinctive dry hop. |
| Maturity | early-mid season |
| Growing Areas | United Kingdom |
| Yield (kilos per hectare) | 1500 |
| Yield (lbs per acre) | 1338 |
| Alpha Acids* | 3.0 - 5.6% w/w |
| Beta Acids | 2.0 - 3.0% w/w |
| Alpha-Beta Ratio | 1.0 - 2.8 |
| Cohumulone | 25 - 30% of alpha acids |
| Colupulone | 50 - 54% of beta acids |
| Total content of Polyphenols | n/a |
| Xanthohumol | 0.3% |
| Total Oils | 0.7 - 1.4 mls/100 grams |
| Myrcene | 24 - 28 |
| Linalool | 0.5 - 0.7% of whole oil |
| Beta-Caryophyllene | 9.0 - 13.0% of whole oil |
| Aromadendrene | n/a |
| Humulene | 30 - 38% of whole oil |
| Farnesene | 5.0 - 7.0% of whole oil |
| Beta-Selinene | 1.1 - 1.3% of whole oil |
| Alpha-Selinene | 1.1 - 1.3% of whole oil |
| Storage** | 70 - 80% |
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The
analytical values are typical for each variety at harvest time but
values can vary among crop years, growing areas, growers, and with
aging after harvest. * Alpha Acids are determined by conductometric titration (EBC 7.4) in Europe. Alpha Acids for extracts are determined by HPLC (EBC 7.7 )in Europe. ** Storage is percent transformation after 6 months at room temperature. 
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