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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.

Lotus USA

Alpha ~15.0% · Oil ~2.0 ml/100g

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Calypso
96%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 13.0% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

Bitter gold
94%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 13.5% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

Trident
93%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 12.5% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

Solero
91%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus, Spice, Herbal. Alpha 9.5% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

Hallertauer merkur
90%

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

Waimea
90%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus, Herbal. Alpha 16.5% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

Hs09326
88%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus, Herbal. Alpha 5.5% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

Ariana
87%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus, Herbal. Alpha 11.2% (vs. 15.0% for Lotus).

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).