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.

Tsingdao flower China

Alpha ~7.0% · Oil ~0.8 ml/100g

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Challenger
97%

Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

Perle
96%

Shared aroma: Spice. Alpha 7.0% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

Yakima gold
95%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

Aramis
93%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Spice. Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

Bramling cross
93%

Shared aroma: Berry, Resin/Pine, Citrus. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

Hqg3
93%

Alpha 7.5% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

Cluster
92%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine. Alpha 7.6% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

First gold
92%

Shared aroma: Berry, Resin/Pine, Citrus. Alpha 7.8% (vs. 7.0% for Tsingdao flower).

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).