Hop comparison
Pilgrim vs Vista
Pilgrim is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; Vista is a dual-purpose hop from USA. Alpha acids: 9–13% for Pilgrim versus 10.2–11.7% for Vista, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1–1.8 versus 1.2–1.8 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: citrus, pear. Pilgrim adds spicy, pears, citrusy; Vista, tropical fruit, apple, floral. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Pilgrim | Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | USA |
| Year | 2001 | 2021 |
| Breeder | HRI, Wye College | Dr. John Henning (USDA-ARS) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 9–13 | 10.2–11.7 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 3.8–4.8 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | 29–34 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.8 | 1.2–1.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30–35 | 32–44 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 21–25 | 14–20 |
| Caryophyllene (% of oil) | – | 8.5–11.5 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | 0.1–1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.1–0.2 | 0.4–1 |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal |
| Descriptors | spicy, citrus, pears, citrusy, pear, deeply fruity, lemon, grapefruit | citrus, tropical fruit, apple, pear, floral, herbal, sweet aromatic |
| Sources | 3 | 2 |
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