Golding hops consist of a group of traditional English aroma varieties which have been cultivated since 1790. The cultivar originated in England and the hops were named after villages in East Kent (Petham, Rothersham, Canterbury, Eastwell). US Golding is the Canterbury strain. It is susceptible to downy mildew, but has good pickability of small size, moderately compact cones.
Aroma: Specific aroma descriptors include delicate and sweet floral.
Possible substitutions include East Kent Golding, Fuggle, Willamette, Savinjski Golding, Progress, Whitbread Golding| Alpha Acid | 3 - 6.5% |
| Beta Acid | 2 - 3.5% |
| Co-humulone | 25 - 28% |
| Total Oil | 0.4 - 1 mL/100g |
| B-Pinene | 0.3 - 0.5% of total oil |
| Myrcene | 25 - 35% of total oil |
| Linalool | 0.6 - 0.9% of total oil |
| Caryophyllene | 10 - 15% of total oil |
| Farnesene | < 1.0% of total oil |
| Humulene | 35 - 45% of total oil |
| Geraniol | 0.1 - 0.1% of total oil |