Pioneer whole hops 2025, 5 kg

Brewing Quality
The variety has proved to be quite unusual with a very pleasant, lemon, citrus aroma. Initial brews have proved to be very successful with very distinctive, hoppy characteristics

Origin/History
Pioneer, a dual-purpose hop that is a sister to the new English Herald hop and distantly related to Wye Yeoman. It combines a pleasant aroma with a moderately high (8-10%) alpha acid content. It shows vigorous growth and produces a firm hedge of cones.

Agronomics
It has a co-humulone of 36-40% 0f alpha acid with good storageability. The 1995 harvest should be one hectare only, yielding 26-34 zentners per hectare. It is resistant to powdery mildew, and has moderate resistance to vertcillium wilt and downy mildew.

Origin: England

Typical values:
Alpha acid (correct alpha value is printed on the package): 7 - 11 %
Cohumulone: 35 - 40 %
Total oils: 0,8 - 1,8 ml / 100 g
Possible replacements: East Kent Golding