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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.

Herkules Germany

Alpha ~17.7% · Oil ~2.2 ml/100g

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Hbc 682 c.v.
96%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 15.8% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Vital
95%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Spice. Alpha 13.5% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Hallertauer taurus
93%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Spice, Resin/Pine. Alpha 16.2% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Centennial
91%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 9.9% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Galaxy
91%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Spice. Alpha 16.1% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Ariana
90%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit. Alpha 11.2% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Hallertauer magnum
90%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Spice. Alpha 13.6% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

Hbc 630
90%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Spice, Resin/Pine. Alpha 14.0% (vs. 17.6% for Herkules).

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).