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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.

Vital Czech Republic

Alpha ~13.5% · Oil ~2.3 ml/100g

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Herkules
95%

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

Hbc 682 c.v.
94%

Shared aroma: Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 15.8% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

Summit
92%

Shared aroma: Grassy. Alpha 15.5% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

Galaxy
91%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 16.1% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

Hallertauer taurus
91%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 16.2% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

Hbc 630
91%

Shared aroma: Grassy, Spice, Citrus. Alpha 14.0% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

Bobek
90%

Shared aroma: Spice. Alpha 5.4% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

Hallertauer magnum
90%

Shared aroma: Spice, Stone Fruit, Citrus. Alpha 13.6% (vs. 13.5% for Vital).

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).