Hop comparison
Comet vs Pilgrim
Comet is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Pilgrim is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 8–10.5% for Comet versus 9–13% for Pilgrim, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–2 versus 1–1.8 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: grapefruit, lemon. Comet adds grass, rose, fruity; Pilgrim, spicy, citrus, pears. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Comet | Pilgrim | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1974 | 2001 |
| Breeder | – | HRI, Wye College |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 8–10.5 | 9–13 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 4–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34–37 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–2 | 1–1.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 30–35 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 21–25 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.2–1.5 | 0.3 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–1 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit | citrus, other fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | grapefruit, grass, rose, fruity, lemon | spicy, citrus, pears, citrusy, pear, deeply fruity, lemon, grapefruit |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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