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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.

First gold Great Britain

Alpha ~7.8% · Oil ~1.3 ml/100g

See fixed substitute suggestions for this hop
Hqg3
96%

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

Bramling cross
94%

Shared aroma: Berry, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 7.8% for First gold).

Cluster fugget
94%

Shared aroma: Citrus. Alpha 8.1% (vs. 7.8% for First gold).

Endeavour
94%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine. Alpha 9.1% (vs. 7.8% for First gold).

Elani
93%

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

Northern brewer
93%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 8.0% (vs. 7.8% for First gold).

Perle
93%

Shared aroma: Herbal. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.8% for First gold).

Tsingdao flower
92%

Shared aroma: Berry, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.8% for First 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).