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English Fuggle

The Fuggle was propagated in Kent in 1875 by Richard Fuggle.It is
very widely used in traditional english ales and is frequently used
alongside Goldings, for which it forms a perfect base. It has the
advantage of being very low in alpha acids and yet provides
length, roundness and drinkability. Excellent in every style of ale,
the Fuggle brings particular sensuality to porters and stouts. It is
often used as a dry hop so as to bring together flavours and
provide character. Flavours attributed to it are: easy, grassy,
sensuous, moreish. Single hop varietal examples are: Whitbread's
Fuggles Imperial; Chiltern Brewery's John Hampden's Ale; George
Gale's PRize Old Ale; McMullen's Gladstone bitter.

Analytical data
Alpha acid (range) 3.0 ~ 5.6%
Beta acid (range) 2.0 ~ 2.7%
Ratio Alpha : Beta 1.5 ~ 2.2 :1
Cohumulone (% of alpha) 29 ~ 30%
Total oils, ml/100g (dry) 0.7 ~ 1.1

Time of ripening early / mid-season

Sensitive to wilt, some resistance to downy mildew, susceptible to
powdery mildew.


£7.50