El Dorado
Tropical fruit-forward, with stone fruit and citrus.
Origin🇺🇸United States
Flavor profile
- Tropical fruit4
- Stone fruit4
- Citrus2
- Berry1
- Floral1
- Pine and resin1
Main source of bitterness — isomerizes over the boil to set IBU.
Contributes aroma and slow-aging bitterness; not isomerized in the boil.
How bitterness ages — ~1:1 is common in aroma varieties.
Share of alpha as cohumulone — lower reads as a smoother bitterness.
Total essential oil — the bulk indicator of aroma intensity.
What to substitute for El Dorado
Common questions
- What can I substitute for El Dorado?
- Galaxy, BRU-1, and Sabro — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does El Dorado taste like?
- Tropical fruit-forward, with stone fruit and citrus.
- What is El Dorado's alpha acid?
- 12.0–17.0%
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