Hop comparison
Comet vs Pioneer
Comet is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Pioneer is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 8–10.5% for Comet versus 8–10.5% for Pioneer, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–2 versus 1–1.8 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: grapefruit. Comet adds grass, rose, fruity; Pioneer, cedar, herbal. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Comet | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1974 | 1996 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 8–10.5 | 8–10.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 3.5–4.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34–37 | 36 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–2 | 1–1.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 35 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 18–25 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.2–1.5 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–1 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit | citrus, herbal |
| Descriptors | grapefruit, grass, rose, fruity, lemon | cedar, grapefruit, herbal |
| Sources | 2 | 1 |
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