Hop comparison
Progress vs WGV
Progress and WGV are both dual-purpose hops from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 6–7.5% for Progress versus 5–7.5% for WGV, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 0.8–1 versus 0.8–1.2 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: floral, spicy, earthy. Progress adds sweet, minty, currant; WGV, herbal, fruity, melon. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Progress | WGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1964 | 1911 |
| Breeder | Wye College, Reino Unido | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 6–7.5 | 5–7.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 2–3.3 | 2.5–3.5 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 33 | 37 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 0.8–1 | 0.8–1.2 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 29 | 24–27 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 36–42 | 38–42 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Aroma families | floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody |
| Descriptors | sweet, floral, minty, spicy, currant, cassis, sweet grass, mint | spicy, herbal, floral, fruity, melon, fresh, earthy |
| Sources | 3 | 3 |
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