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.

Northdown UK

Alpha ~8.0% · Oil ~1.6 ml/100g

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Challenger
99%

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

Elani
98%

Alpha 8.0% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

Blend
95%

Alpha 8.5% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

Hqg3
93%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

Northern brewer
92%

Shared aroma: Spice, Herbal, Resin/Pine. Alpha 8.0% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

Palisade
91%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Resin/Pine. Alpha 8.0% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

Boadicea
90%

Shared aroma: Spice, Floral, Resin/Pine. Alpha 8.5% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

Akoya
89%

Shared aroma: Spice, Herbal, Floral. Alpha 9.0% (vs. 8.0% for Northdown).

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).