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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.

Smaragd Germany

Alpha ~5.3% · Oil ~0.6 ml/100g

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Tettnanger
99%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 4.2% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

Tettnang tettnanger
98%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 3.7% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

East kent golding
97%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Resin/Pine. Alpha 5.5% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

Saazer
97%

Shared aroma: Spice, Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 4.5% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

Progress
95%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

Saaz
95%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 4.2% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

East kent goldings
94%

Shared aroma: Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 5.2% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

Fuggle
94%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Resin/Pine, Grassy. Alpha 4.8% (vs. 5.3% for Smaragd).

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).