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General Information |
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| Cultivar | Brewer's Gold |
| Pedigree | Wild Manitoba BB1 x open pollinated |
| Origin | Selected by E. S. Salmon at Wye College, England, in 1919. The mother plant BB1 was obtained in 1916 as a cutting from a wild hop growing at Morden, Manitoba. It was believed to have been a genuine wild North American hop. |
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chemical breakdown |
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| Alpha Acids | 9.2% (10 year range: 7.1-11.3%) |
| Beta Acids | 4.8% (10 year range: 3.3-6.18%) |
| Alpha/Beta Acids Ratio | 1.92 |
| Humulone | Unknown |
| Cohumulone | 39% |
| Humulene | 11.3% |
| Caryophyllene | 6.5% |
| Myrcene | 66.7% |
| Farnesene | 0.00% |
| Total Oils | 1.96 ml/100g (10 year range: 1.38-3.42) |
| Humulene/Caryophyllene Ratio | 1.73 |
| Storageability | Poor |
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Growth Attributes |
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| Maturity | Late |
| Leaf Color | Light Green |
| Diseases | Downy Mildew Moderately resistant |
| Verticillium Wilt Resistant | |
| Viruses Infected with all five major hop viruses | |
| Vigor | Excellent, occasionally uneven spring regrowth |
| Yield | High, 1500-2400 lbs/acre |
| Side Arm Length | 24-36 inches |
| Major Traits | Excellent yield potential, excellent pickability, heavy cone weight, good parent for crossing. |
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trade perception & Characteristics |
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| When available, information concerning the general trade perception, usage traits (flavor, aroma, bittering, etc.) and suggestions for substitutions will be supplied in this area. |
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Other Information |
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| Identical to USDA 21116. This cultivar was a major hop variety, particularly in Oregon until it was discontinued from commercial production in 1985 after the advent of super-alpha hops which had higher alpha-acids content and improved storage stability. Brewer's Gold is the ancestor of most major high-alpha hops grown around the world today (1997). It is still grown commercially in some parts of the world, notably Belgium and Spain. |