| Alpha acid | The main bittering substance; a component of lupulin |
| Beta acid | A component of lupulin |
| Bine | Stem of a hop plant |
| Blight | Infestation of damson-hop aphid |
| Burr | Female hop flower from which the cones later develop |
| Canker | A fungal soil borne disease which attacks hops |
| Cohumulone | One of the Alpha acids |
| Coir yarn | Cordage and string made of coconut fibre |
| Cone | The part of the hop plant that is used in brewing |
| Damson-hop aphid | An insect pest |
| Downy mildew | A fungal disease which attacks hops |
| Dry hopping | The addition of a small quantity of hops to a full cask of beer |
| Dusting | Applying powder fungicides or insecticides to growing hops. |
| Essential oils | Aromatic oils found in lupulin glands |
| Foxy | Term applied to dried hops showing a marked tint of reddish brown due to over maturity, disease or decay |
| Hop extract | An extract of hops containing the useful brewing constituents |
| Hop garden | Kent name for a hop field |
| Hop pellets | Compressed hop powder |
| Hop yard | West Midlands name for a hop field |
| Hopping rate | Proportion of hops used in the brewing process |
| Hop pocket | A sack, approx 6 feet long, in which dried hops are pressed and stored. Contains about 80 kilos. |
| Kettle hop | Hop which is added to the copper or kettle in the early stages of the brewing process |
| Kiln | Building for drying hops in a current of warm air (West Midlands name) |
| Lupulin | The hop’s resin glands at the base of the cone bracts |
| Oast | A building used for the drying and storing of hops (Kent name) |
| Perennial | A plant that will shoot and grow again, year after year |
| Poke | Sack of loosely woven material capable of containing 8 – 10 bushels of green (undried) hops, awaiting drying |
| Powdery mildew | A fungal disease which attacks hops |
| Scuppet | Wooden shovel used for moving dried hops around the oast |
| Sett | Young hop plant propagated for transplanting to its permanent position in a hop garden |
| Spray | A lateral or side branch of a hop plant |
| Stock | Single hop plant |
| Strig | Central stem of hop plant |
| Twiddling | The process of winding or training hop stems around string |
| Verticillium wilt | A fungal soil-borne disease which attacks hops |
| Wirework | A pole system supporting wires and strings up which the hops climb |
| Zentner | 1 Zentner = 50 kilos, 20 Zentners = 1 Tonne |
Pilgrim is an excellent dual-purpose hop used in a range of ales at Summit Brewing Company, including our flagship Extra Pale Ale which just received another gold medal at the great American Beer Festival. Its clean bitterness, balanced flavour profile and unique aroma qualities of currants, gooseberries and cedar blend particularly well with caramel and roasted malts found in pale ales, porters and export stouts.
Damian McConn, Head Brewer, Summit Brewing Company