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.

Nelson sauvin - machops New Zealand

Alpha ~11.0% · Oil ~1.2 ml/100g

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Nelson sauvin
99%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit, Resin/Pine. Alpha 11.2% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Hallertau blanc
97%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit, Resin/Pine, Herbal. Alpha 10.4% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Rakau
96%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit, Herbal. Alpha 11.5% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Cashmere
94%

Shared aroma: Citrus. Alpha 8.5% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Motueka
94%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit. Alpha 7.5% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Falconers flight
93%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit, Resin/Pine, Herbal. Alpha 10.5% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Zythos
93%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Tropical Fruit, Resin/Pine, Herbal. Alpha 10.0% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

Kohatu
92%

Shared aroma: Citrus, Resin/Pine, Herbal. Alpha 6.0% (vs. 11.0% for Nelson sauvin - machops).

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).