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.

Pacifica - machops New Zealand

Alpha ~4.5% · Oil ~1.3 ml/100g

See fixed substitute suggestions for this hop
Pacifica
100%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Floral, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.5% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Adeena
96%

Alpha 4.5% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Hallertauer mittelfrüh
96%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.4% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Crystal
95%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.0% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Lublin
94%

Alpha 4.2% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Monroe
94%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.8% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Saaz
94%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.2% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

Spalter select
93%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus. Alpha 4.9% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica - machops).

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).