Hop comparison
Comet vs Premiant
Comet is a dual-purpose hop from USA; Premiant is a dual-purpose hop from Czechia. Alpha acids: 8–10.5% for Comet versus 7.5–10.8% for Premiant, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–2 versus 1.05–1.9 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: fruity, lemon. Comet adds grapefruit, grass, rose; Premiant, lavender. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Comet | Premiant | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | USA | Czechia |
| Year | 1974 | 1996 |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 8–10.5 | 7.5–10.8 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3–6 | 3.8–7 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 34–37 | 21–23 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–2 | 1.05–1.9 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | – | 35–50 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | – | 25–35 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 7–11 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 1.2–1.5 | 0.8–2.3 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.6–1 | 0.1–0.7 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit | citrus, other fruit, floral |
| Descriptors | grapefruit, grass, rose, fruity, lemon | fruity, lemon, lavender |
| Sources | 2 | 2 |
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