Hop comparison
Pilgrim vs Pilot
Pilgrim and Pilot are both dual-purpose hops from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 9–13% for Pilgrim versus 8–11% for Pilot, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–1.8 versus 0.8–1.5 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy, lemon. Pilgrim adds citrus, pears, citrusy; Pilot, marmalade. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Pilgrim | Pilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2001 | 2001 |
| Breeder | HRI, Wye College | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 9–13 | 8–11 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 3.3–5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | 35 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.8 | 0.8–1.5 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30–35 | 35–40 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 21–25 | 3.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.1–0.2 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, spicy | citrus, spicy |
| Descriptors | spicy, citrus, pears, citrusy, pear, deeply fruity, lemon, grapefruit | lemon, spicy, marmalade |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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