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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.

Vanguard USA

Alpha ~5.3% · Oil ~0.9 ml/100g

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Saaz
98%

Known classic substitute. Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Grassy. Alpha 4.2% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Hallertauer tradition
92%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Stone Fruit, Grassy. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Smaragd
92%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Grassy. Alpha 5.3% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Spalter select
92%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice. Alpha 4.9% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Styrian savinjski golding
92%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Grassy. Alpha 4.0% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Hallertauer mittelfrüh
91%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice. Alpha 4.4% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Sterling
91%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice. Alpha 6.5% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

Progress
90%

Shared aroma: Herbal, Spice, Grassy. Alpha 6.3% (vs. 5.2% for Vanguard).

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).