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.

Meridian USA

Alpha ~5.8% · Oil ~1.4 ml/100g

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Ernest
93%

Alpha 5.8% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Columbia
92%

Alpha 5.5% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Zappa
88%

Alpha 7.0% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Adeena
87%

Alpha 4.5% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Monroe
85%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Herbal. Alpha 4.8% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Huell classic
83%

Shared aroma: Citrus. Alpha 6.2% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Hqg3
82%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

Lublin
81%

Alpha 4.2% (vs. 5.8% for Meridian).

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).