First Gold

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First Gold

Post by pas8280 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:36 pm

Just got 100g or so of First Gold from a local micro who tell me that they are the bittering hops in one of thier better brews but they wont tell me what the aroma hops are or what IBU they work to, so i was wondering if anyone has used these for bittering and could recommend later addition hops that go well with first gold ??
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dave-o

Re: First Gold

Post by dave-o » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:39 am

FG work great as late hops too! You can do a single hop FG brew. It has a slightly orangey citrus taste.

I have mixed them with Bobek and with Amarillo. Both are great with it.
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steve_flack

Re: First Gold

Post by steve_flack » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:51 am

Adnams Broadside uses nothing but First Gold. The bottled version has them both for bittering and late addition. The draught version doesn't use any late hops. The grists are different too.
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boingy

Re: First Gold

Post by boingy » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:57 am

Badger First Gold is also a single hop brew that uses this hop. I've got a bottle waiting for me to taste as a result of the recent "single hop ales" thread on here!
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Hawkinspm

Re: First Gold

Post by Hawkinspm » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:27 am

I've used them on their own and with bobek, both worked really well
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bconnery

Re: First Gold

Post by bconnery » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:31 am

First Gold are probably my favourite english hop. Work well on their own or in conjunction with just about anything.
Can be used at all stages of the process...
I've done...
FG
FG/EKG
FG/Bramling Cross
FG/Challenger
FG/Styrian Goldings
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Bigveees

Re: First Gold

Post by Bigveees » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:02 pm

My FG single hop brew ended up with almost no aroma, so defintly put a good bunch in at flame out (can't go wrong with EKG). I would also recommend stagaring thier addition through the boil time so you get dual purpose from the FG

Happy brewing

Andy
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symptomlesscoma

Re: First Gold

Post by symptomlesscoma » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:43 am

boingy wrote:Badger First Gold is also a single hop brew that uses this hop. I've got a bottle waiting for me to taste as a result of the recent "single hop ales" thread on here!
Badger First Gold on sale in Aldi at moment for £1.29 just incase anyone wants to see what a First Gold single hop beer tastes like.
Very orangey and spicey.
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leedsbrew

Re: First Gold

Post by leedsbrew » Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:19 am

I think they are a fantastic hop. I use them in my 'Summer Gold' recipe

Pale Ale Malt 2.957 kg 80.0 % 3.4 In Mash/Steeped
UK Wheat Malt 0.370 kg 10.0 % 0.3 In Mash/Steeped
UK Vienna Malt 0.259 kg 7.0 % 0.3 In Mash/Steeped
UK Medium Crystal 0.111 kg 3.0 % 2.5 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
UK First Gold 8.2 % 29 g 30.7 Loose Whole Hops All Of Boil
UK Fuggle 3.9 % 35 g 8.2 Loose Whole Hops 15 Min From End
Slovenian Styrian Goldings 4.4 % 51 g 0.0 Loose Whole Hops At turn off


It is a loveley pale summer pint (even if i do say so! :lol: ) with great bittering and citrus notes!
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