Hop comparison
Pilgrim vs XJA2/555
Pilgrim is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom; XJA2/555 is a hop variety from South Africa. Alpha acids: 9–13% for Pilgrim versus 11.6% for XJA2/555, a similar bittering potential. Shared aroma notes: spicy, citrus, lemon. Pilgrim adds pears, citrusy, pear; XJA2/555, melon, mango, resin. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Pilgrim | XJA2/555 | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Hop variety |
| Origin | United Kingdom | South Africa |
| Year | 2001 | – |
| Breeder | HRI, Wye College | SAB Hop Farm (programa de mejora sudafricano) |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 9–13 | 11.6 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 4–5 | 5.1 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 35 | – |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1–1.8 | – |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 30–35 | – |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 21–25 | – |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0.3 | – |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.1–0.2 | – |
| Aroma families | citrus, other fruit, spicy | citrus, tropical fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, spicy, earthy and woody, resinous |
| Descriptors | spicy, citrus, pears, citrusy, pear, deeply fruity, lemon, grapefruit | citrus, lemon, melon, mango, resin, blueberries, spicy, woody |
| Sources | 3 | 1 |
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