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.

Pacifica New Zealand

Alpha ~4.5% · Oil ~1.3 ml/100g

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Pacifica - machops
100%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Floral, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.5% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Kohatu
95%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 6.0% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Crystal
93%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.0% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Wai-iti
93%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 2.5% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Hallertauer mittelfrüh
92%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.4% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Monroe
91%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 4.8% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Motueka
91%

Shared aroma: Floral, Citrus. Alpha 7.5% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

Mt. hood
91%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Citrus, Resin/Pine. Alpha 5.5% (vs. 4.5% for Pacifica).

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).