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.

Northern brewer Germany

Alpha ~8.0% · Oil ~1.3 ml/100g

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Perle
100%

Known classic substitute. Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 8.0% for Northern brewer).

Elani
95%

Alpha 8.0% (vs. 8.0% for Northern brewer).

Motueka
95%

Shared aroma: Citrus. Alpha 7.5% (vs. 8.0% for Northern brewer).

Palisade
95%

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

Hqg3
94%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 8.0% for Northern brewer).

Blend
93%

Alpha 8.5% (vs. 8.0% for Northern brewer).

First gold
93%

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

Northdown
92%

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

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).