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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.

Herkules Germany

Alpha ~17.7% · Oil ~2.2 ml/100g

See fixed substitute suggestions for this hop
Titan
95%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Spice. Alpha 17.0% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Vic secret
93%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 17.8% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Eclipse
92%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit. Alpha 17.4% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Enigma
92%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit. Alpha 17.6% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Millennium
90%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 17.0% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Ella
86%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 16.3% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Hbc 682 c.v.
85%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 15.8% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Bravo
84%

Shared aroma: Citrus. Alpha 16.0% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

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).