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.

Challenger Great Britain

Alpha ~7.0% · Oil ~1.0 ml/100g

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Perle
100%

Known classic substitute. Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal, Grassy. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Northdown
99%

Known classic substitute. Shared aroma: Herbal, Floral. Alpha 8.0% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Tsingdao flower
97%

Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Whitbread goldings variety
96%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Floral, Grassy. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Aramis
94%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal. Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Hqg3
93%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Huell classic
93%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Floral, Grassy. Alpha 6.2% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

Progress
93%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Grassy. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 7.0% for Challenger).

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).