Pedigree	Raised in 1919 in England from a wild Manitoban female crossed with an English male hop
Maturity	Late season
Yield	2000 - 2500 kg./ha. or 1800 - 2800 lb./ac.
Growth Habit	Vigorous and tends to be bushy if too many vines are trained
Disease Reaction	Susceptible to downy mildew but no adverse virus responses
Pickability	Problems only is overgrown
Drying/Baling	Normal
Cone Structure	Compact plump, bold cones
Quality Luplin Abundant and dark yellow in color Aroma Intense, black current aroma Alpha Acids 6.5 - 9.0% w/w Beta Acids 5.0 - 6.0% w/w Co-Humulone 35 - 40% of alpha acids Storageability 40 - 50% of alpha acids remaining after six (6) months storage at room temperature. Total Oil 2.0 - 3.0 mls/100 grams Myrcene 45 - 55% of whole oil Humulene 23 - 30% of whole oil Caryphyllene 9 - 11% of whole oil Farnesene <1% of whole oil
General Trade Perception	A bittering hop with a pronounced American hop aroma
Possible Substitutions	Columbus, Northern Brewer, German Brewer's Gold
Beer Styles	IPA, ESB, Stout
Other Information	With Brewer's Gold, Bullion is one of the earliest high alpha hops in the world. Now largely superseded by bitter types with less characteristic aromas. Less than 100 acres now grown in the U.S.. There are many recipes using this hop found in older brewing publications. As a result, get many requests to use this hop. Many brewers believe this hop no longer is grown, but this is not the case.