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| Hop | % Alpha Acid | Characteristics | Substitutes | Beers |
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| Ahtanum | 5.5-6.5 | Floral
and citrus | Cascade, Amarillo | Lagers, Ales | | Amarillo | 8-11 | Meaty, citrusy
and floral | Cascade, Centennial | IPA, Pale, Amber | | Brewers Gold | 8-10 | Generic bittering
hop, blackcurrant aroma | Bullion | Ales, Pils, Lambics | | Bullion | 7-9 | Bittering hop
with distinctive herbal aroma | Columbus, No. Brewer | IPA, Pale, Bitter | | Cascade | 4.5-7 | Citrusy, floral and aromatic, excellent for dry hopping | Amarillo,
Centennial | American Ales | | Centennial | 9.5-11.5 | Citrus, floral and decent aroma, similar to cascade – aka “Super
Cascade” | Cascade, Amarillo, Chinook | American Ales | | Chinook | 12-14 | Bittering,
mild to medium spicy aroma | Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer | American Ales | | Columbus | 14-16 | High alpha
for bittering, good oils for dry hopping. Also known as Tommahawk. | Nugget, Chinook, Target, Northern Brewer | American
Ales | | Crystal | 3.5-5.5 | Highly aromatic member of Hallertau family | Mt. Hood, Hersbruck, Liberty, Hallertau | Lager, Pils, Kolsch, Alt, Abbey | | Fuggle | 4-5.5 | Traditional
British aroma hop | Willamette | British, American Ales | | Galena | 12-14 | High alpha
with balanced bittering and good aroma. | Nugget | British, American Ales | | Glacier | 5.5 | Balanced bittering and nice aroma | Willamette, Golding,
Fuggle | British, American Ales | | Golding | 4-5 | Mild aromatic and bittering flavors | Willamette, Fuggle, Kent Golding | Bitters, ESB, Stouts,
Pales | | Hallertauer | 3.5-5.5 | German aromatic hop | Liberty, German Hallertau | Pils, Lagers | | Horizon | 11-13 | Low co-humulone
hop, use for both bittering and aroma | Magnum | Any | | Kent
Golding | 6 | British aromatic, mild herbal aroma | US Golding, Willamette | British Ales, Pales, Stouts | | Liberty | 3-5 | Domestic comparison to Hallertau, mild, slightly spicy | Halltertau | Pils, Lagers, Wheat, Kolsch | | Magnum | 12-14 | Bittering hop | Northern Brewer | Pils, Lagers | | Northern
Brewer | 8-10 | Dual purpose – bittering and aromatic | Magnum,
Chinook | British Ales, Kolsch, Wheats | | Nugget | 12-14 | High alpha bittering with grassy, resiny aroma | Galena, Magnum, Columbus | Lagers | | Palisades | 9-10 | New higher alpha willamette replacement | Unknown as of yet | British Ales, American Ales | | Saaz | 3-4.5 | Aromatic and bittering hop distinctive of Pils and other European lagers | Sterling | Pilsners,
Lagers, Belgians | | Santiam | 5-7 | Aromatic hop with noble hop characteristics | Tettnang, Spalt | Lager,
Pils, Ales | | Simcoe | 12-14 | Aromatic and high alpha bittering. Aroma is
sharp, piney, and very green. | unknown | American Ales | | Tettnanger | 4-5 | Spicy noble
aromatic hop | Spalt, Santiam | Pils, Lagers, Kolsch | | Vanguard | 5.5-6 | Similar to
aromatic noble hops | Hallertau, Liberty | Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat, Belgian | | Warrior | 15-17 | Mild, Cascade-like aroma | Nugget, Columbus | IPA, Pales | | Willamette | 4-6 | Mild aromatic
hop | Fuggle, Tettnang, Golding | British Ales, Pales, Browns | | Zues | 13-17 | Grassy aroma,
high alpha, resiny bitterness | Columbus | Bitters, Lagers |
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