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.

Riwaka New Zealand

Alpha ~5.5% · Oil ~1.2 ml/100g

See fixed substitute suggestions for this hop
Columbia
97%

Alpha 5.5% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

Ahtanum
95%

Alpha 5.0% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

Willamette
95%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Herbal. Alpha 5.4% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

Ycr 1
95%

Alpha 5.0% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

Motueka - machops
93%

Alpha 6.5% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

East kent goldings
92%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus. Alpha 5.2% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

East kent golding
91%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus, Herbal. Alpha 5.5% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

Huell classic
91%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit. Alpha 6.2% (vs. 5.5% for Riwaka).

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).