Hop: Early Prolific

Description

Early Prolific has an unknown breeding. It is assumed that it was from a mass selection at Wye College, England. May be useful for breeding of aroma hops but no longer grown commercially due to poor growth and yield (similar to Early Promise in this regard).

General Information

Profile Pleasant continental aroma.
Country United Kingdom
Substitutes N/A
Purpose Aroma
Yield 130 - 580 pounds/acre
Storage Retains 80% alpha acid contents after 6 months of storage at 68°F.
Resistant Downy mildew (moderate)
Susceptible Powdery mildew

Acids

Alpha Acid 3.6 - 5.2%
Beta Acid 1.8 - 2.5%
Cohumulone 20.0 - 28.0%

Oils

Total Oil 0.1 - 0.9 ml/100g
Myrcene 29.7 - 42.6%
Humulene 14.8 - 23.1%
Caryophyllene 5.2 - 8.3%
Farnesene 3.4 - 5.9%

Additional Characteristics

Growth Rate Fair to poor
Maturity Early
Sex Female
Leaf Color Light green
Side Arm Length 10 - 24 inches

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Last Updated
  • 2021-09-21 09:54:19 (Added: 2021-09-21 09:54:19)
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Explanations
  • Storage: is based on the percentage of alpha acids remaining after 6 months at 20*F.
  • Oil composition percetages are based on the total percentage of oil in the hop. Example: 10 - 20% means that for the specific oil it is 10 - 20% of the overall oil make up.
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