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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.

Waimea New Zealand

Alpha ~16.5% · Oil ~2.0 ml/100g

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Citra
94%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 13.0% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

Idaho gem
94%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 13.5% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

Nugget
93%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 12.5% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

Centennial
91%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 9.9% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

Moutere
91%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 16.1% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

Calypso
90%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Stone Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 13.0% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

Lotus
90%

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

Pacific sunrise
90%

Shared aroma: Citrus. Alpha 13.5% (vs. 16.5% for Waimea).

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).