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.

Sorachi ace Japan

Alpha ~12.6% · Oil ~3.3 ml/100g

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Columbus
96%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal, Resin/Pine. Alpha 15.7% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Polaris
94%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal, Citrus. Alpha 19.5% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Titan
93%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal. Alpha 17.0% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Eclipse
91%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 17.4% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Sultana
91%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 14.0% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Agnus
90%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Herbal, Resin/Pine. Alpha 11.2% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Ctz
90%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 16.5% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

Ekuanot
90%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 14.4% (vs. 12.6% for Sorachi ace).

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).