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.

Opal Germany

Alpha ~7.8% · Oil ~1.6 ml/100g

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Elani
96%

Alpha 8.0% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Hqg3
95%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Blend
93%

Alpha 8.5% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Tahoma
91%

Shared aroma: Spice, Citrus. Alpha 7.2% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Spalt spalter
89%

Shared aroma: Spice, Resin/Pine. Alpha 6.2% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Harmonie
88%

Shared aroma: Spice, Resin/Pine, Stone Fruit. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Huell classic
88%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit. Alpha 6.2% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

Zappa
88%

Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.8% for Opal).

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).