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.

Us saaz USA

Alpha ~5.0% · Oil ~1.5 ml/100g

See fixed substitute suggestions for this hop
Liberty
100%

Alpha 5.0% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

Adeena
98%

Alpha 4.5% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

Styrian gold
98%

Alpha 5.0% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

Spalter select
96%

Alpha 4.9% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

Columbia
95%

Alpha 5.5% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

Monroe
93%

Alpha 4.8% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

East kent goldings
92%

Alpha 5.2% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

Golding
92%

Alpha 5.5% (vs. 5.0% for Us saaz).

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).