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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.

Brewers gold Great Britain

Alpha ~7.8% · Oil ~2.3 ml/100g

See fixed substitute suggestions for this hop
Elani
96%

Alpha 8.0% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Hqg3
93%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Blend
89%

Alpha 8.5% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Harmonie
88%

Shared aroma: Floral, Stone Fruit. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Sybilla
88%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Floral, Stone Fruit. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Tsingdao flower
88%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Berry. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Zappa
88%

Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

Cluster
87%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit. Alpha 7.6% (vs. 7.8% for Brewers gold).

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).