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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.

Hallertauer merkur Germany

Alpha ~12.0% · Oil ~1.8 ml/100g

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Solero
99%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 9.5% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Akoya
92%

Shared aroma: Spice, Citrus. Alpha 9.0% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Bitter gold
92%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 13.5% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Ariana
90%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 11.2% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Lotus
90%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 15.0% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Hbc 1019 c.v.
87%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit. Alpha 11.1% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Opal
87%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 7.8% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

Horizon
86%

Shared aroma: Spice, Citrus. Alpha 11.4% (vs. 12.0% for Hallertauer merkur).

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).