Pioneer's aroma characteristics include a distinctly hoppy, yet pleasant lemon and grapefruit aroma, with cedar and herbal flavour notes.
Flavour and Aroma
Characteristics
Cedar, grapefruit, herbal.
Bittering Characteristics
Pioneer's bittering characteristics are crisp, refreshing and clean.
Flavour Intensity
8
/10About this Hop
Pioneer has a high flavour intensity and is suitable as a bittering and late aroma hop.
Breeding
Pioneer was bred at Horticulture Research International, Wye College in the UK and released originally in 1996. It is a high alpha, high yielding variety and is a very acceptable substitute for many other hops used for kettle hopping. Pioneer is a hedgerow variety with a good tolerance to wilt, but is susceptible to both downy and powdery mildews. It has very good storage stability.
Analysis
Alpha acid
8-10.5%
Beta acid
3.5-4.5%
Co-Humulone
36%
Total Oils
1.0-1.8%
Myrcene
35%
Humulene
18-25%
Farnesene
trace