Here are a few of the almost never ending list of hops that are available. Not only from the UK but with imported varieties now coming in from the US, Australia, New Zealand and other European countries.
Bramling Cross
Bred at the Wye College in 1927 from a cross between the Bramling (a Golding variety) with a Canadian wild hop, the 'Manitoban’
Bred at the Wye College in Kent and brought into production in 1972. It has become the second most popular hop in Britain
Class
Tall - General-purpose
Notes
A fruity, almost scented aroma, with spicy overtones.
Typical alpha-acid
6.5 - 8.5%
Fuggle
Propagated in 1875 in Kent, by Richard Fuggle. It became the most widely-grown hop in England
Class
Tall - Aroma
Notes
A robust hop which perfectly contributes bitterness, aroma and flavour.
Typical alpha-acid
4 - 5.5%
Goldings
A large group of traditional hop varieties
Class
Tall - Aroma
Notes
Typical English aroma, with delicate lemon notes.
Typical alpha-acid
4.5 - 6.5%
Northdown
A Wye hop, released in the early 1970s. Generous a-acid content, whilst retaining good flavour.
Class
Tall - General-purpose
Notes
Mild flavour, can be used for a dry finish.
Typical alpha-acid
7 - 9%
Progress
Introduced by Wye College in the 1950s.
Class
Tall - Aroma
Notes
Similar to the Fuggle, but a little sweeter. Good choice for a recipe calling for aroma hops to be used entirely, as it has a slightly higher a-acid content than Fuggles.
