Hop
Pilgrim
A modern English dual-purpose hop with a clean bitterness and spicy, lemon-tinged aroma.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 9–13% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | dual purpose |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Released | 2001 |
| Storage stability | good |
How it is used
- Bittering (early boil). Added at or near the start of the boil, where long exposure isomerises alpha acids into bitterness and drives off aroma.
- Late boil. Added in the last few minutes, retaining more aromatic oils while adding modest bitterness.
If you like Pilgrim
Hops with comparable character. Similarity and substitutability are different questions, so each entry says which it is: a hop can smell alike and still change the beer if its alpha acid is far off.
Agnus 9–13% alpha
Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a bittering variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings herbal that Pilgrim does not; lacks the citrus of Pilgrim.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Target 10–13% alpha
Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings herbal that Pilgrim does not; lacks the citrus of Pilgrim.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Green Bullet 11–14% alpha
Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a bittering variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: lacks the citrus of Pilgrim.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Comet 9–12% alpha
Shares citrus, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings grass that Pilgrim does not; lacks the noble spice of Pilgrim.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Phoenix 9–11% alpha
Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings floral that Pilgrim does not; lacks the citrus of Pilgrim.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Straight substitutes
Close enough in both character and alpha acid to swap at a similar weight. Substitution is directional and imperfect — these are the nearest available options, not equivalents.
- Agnus — Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a bittering variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Target — Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Green Bullet — Shares noble spice, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a bittering variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Comet — Shares citrus, earth and wood with Pilgrim; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.