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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.

Southern cross New Zealand

Alpha ~12.5% · Oil ~1.5 ml/100g

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Olympic
100%

Alpha 12.5% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Magnat
96%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus. Alpha 12.6% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Nugget
96%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 12.5% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Ales for als blend
95%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 12.5% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Mosaic
93%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 12.5% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Nelson sauvin
93%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 11.2% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Rakau
93%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 11.5% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

Loral
92%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 12.3% (vs. 12.5% for Southern cross).

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).