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Hop substitution calculator

Find the hop varieties that most closely resemble your chosen hop, based on aroma profile, alpha acid, oil content and cohumulone — split by whether you use it for bittering, aroma or dry hopping.

Sovereign Great Britain

Alpha ~5.5% · Oil ~0.8 ml/100g

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Challenger
96%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Floral, Herbal. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Whitbread goldings variety
93%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Floral. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Whitbread golding
91%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Floral, Herbal. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

East kent goldings
90%

Shared aroma: Floral. Alpha 5.2% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Hallertauer tradition
90%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Styrian savinjski golding
90%

Shared aroma: Floral, Herbal. Alpha 4.0% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Vanguard
90%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal, Spice. Alpha 5.2% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Huell classic
89%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Floral. Alpha 6.2% (vs. 5.5% for Sovereign).

Data and concept are based on HopDatabase by Kasper Andreas Rømer Grøntved (MIT license). A selection of known substitute pairs is also imported from Wall-Brew-Co/common-beer-data (MIT license).