Hops
| Name | AA % | Description | Substitutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral | 0.1450 | Known for its bittering potential. | U.K. Challenger, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Target |
| Ahtanum | 0.0600 | Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. | Amarillo, Cascade |
| Amarillo | 0.0860 | Citrusy, flowery. | Cascade, Centennial |
| Apollo | 0.2000 | A high alpha acid varietal known for its disease resistance. | Zeus |
| Aquila | 0.0700 | ||
| Aurora | 0.0800 | Northern Brewer | |
| B. C. Goldings | 0.0500 | ||
| Banner | 0.1100 | ||
| Belma | 0.1210 | Clean bitterness, citrus, tropical fruit flavors. | |
| Boadicea | 0.0900 | Spicy | |
| Bobeck | 0.0700 | U.K. Fuggle | |
| Bramling Cross | 0.0650 | Quite mild, fruity currant aroma. | U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety |
| Bravo | 0.1550 | Apollo, Zeus | |
| Brewer's Gold - German | 0.0700 | Black currant, fruity, spicy. | Bullion, Galena, Northdown, Northern Brewer |
| Brewer's Gold - U.S. | 0.0900 | Bittering hop with neutral aroma character. | Bullion |
| Bullion | 0.0800 | A rich hop primarily used for bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma. | Columbus, Northern Brewer |
| Calypso | 0.1300 | Exhibits pleasant fruity notes-apple, pear, fruit punch. | |
| Cascade - Argentina | 0.0500 | Different than US grown Cascades with more of a spicy flavor and lemony aroma. | Any noble hops |
| Cascade - New Zealand | 0.0800 | Similar to US Cascade, has floral, citrus grapefruit character. | Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial |
| Cascade - U.S. | 0.0700 | Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrusy. Can have a grapefruit flavor. | Amarillo, Centennial, possibly Columbus |
| Celeia | 0.0600 | Moderate and pleasant zesty bitterness with matching floral aroma, making its use widespread in both ale and lager brewing. Stores very well. | Styrian Golding |
| Centennial | 0.1000 | Medium with floral and citrus tones. | Cascade, possibly Columbus |
| Challenger | 0.0850 | Mild to moderate, quite spicy. | Northern Brewer, U.S. or German Perle |
| Chinook | 0.1300 | Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity. | Columbus, Northern Brewer, Nugget, U.K. Target |
| Citra | 0.1100 | Intense flavor | |
| Cluster | 0.0650 | Medium and quite spicy. | Galena |
| Columbia | 0.0880 | ||
| Columbus | 0.1500 | Pleasant, with pungent aroma. | Chinook, Northern Brewer, Nugget, U.K. Target |
| Comet | 0.1100 | ||
| Crystal | 0.0430 | Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery. | French Strisslespalt, Hallertauer, Hersbrucker, Liberty, Mt. Hood |
| East Kent Goldings | 0.0500 | ||
| El Dorado | 0.1600 | candy-like | |
| Ella | 0.1630 | Dual purpose hop that displays floral and subtle spice notes. When used as a late addition or dry hop, it imparts grapefruit and topical flavors. | |
| Eroica | 0.1200 | Strong but pleasant aroma. | Chinook, Galena, Nugget |
| Falconer's Flight | 0.1000 | ||
| First Gold | 0.0750 | A little like Golding family; spicy. | maybe Crystal, U.K. Kent Golding |
| Fuggles - U.K. | 0.0450 | Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust. | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette |
| Fuggles - U.S. | 0.0450 | Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity. | Styrian Golding, U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Willamette |
| Galaxy | 0.1600 | When used as a late addition or dry hopped, it contributes a pungent flavor of passionfruit and citrus. | |
| Galena | 0.1300 | Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy. | Chinook, Nugget, Pride of Ringwood |
| German Tradition | 0.0700 | Very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. | Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Hersbrucker |
| Glacier | 0.0550 | Dual purpose hop with a citrus earthy aroma. | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Willamette |
| Goldings | 0.0450 | Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy. | U.K. Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety |
| Green Bullet | 0.1400 | Dual purpose hop. | Crystal, Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Mt. Hood, Ultra |
| Hallertau - Domestic | 0.0390 | ||
| Hallertau Aroma | 0.0850 | A dual purpose hop which has been used to replace Perle | Perle |
| Hallertau Blanc | 0.1200 | Winey, passion fruit, grapefruit, gooseberry, pineapple character. | |
| Hallertau Hersbrucker | 0.0400 | ||
| Hallertau Mittelfruh | 0.0375 | Mild and pleasant. | German Tradition, Liberty, Ultra |
| Hallertauer | 0.0550 | Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery, some spicy. | Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Ultra |
| Hallertauer Gold | 0.1200 | Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. | Crystal, Mt. Hood |
| Hallertauer Tradition | 0.0550 | Known for its aromatic properties. A replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. | Crystal, Liberty |
| Herald | 0.1200 | New dual-purpose hop | |
| Herkules | 0.1700 | bittering hop | |
| Hersbrucker | 0.0400 | Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy. | French Strisslespalt, Mt. Hood |
| Horizon | 0.1250 | Pleasantly hoppy. | Magnum |
| Huell Melon | 0.0800 | Honeydew melon and strawberry aroma. | |
| Huller Bitterer | 0.0575 | ||
| Kent Goldings | 0.0500 | Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant. | U.K. Progress, U.S. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety |
| Kohatu (New Zealand) | 0.0300 | Aroma hop with high essential oils and intense floral characters of pine needles and tropical fruit. | |
| Legacy (U.S.) | 0.0000 | Clean grapefruit, floral, black currant notes and a spicy aroma. | |
| Liberty | 0.0400 | Mild and clean aroma, slightly spicy character. | Hallertauer, Hallertauer Tradition, Mt. Hood |
| Lublin | 0.0450 | Mild and typical of noble aroma types, spicy, herbal. | Czech Saaz, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
| Magnum - German | 0.1500 | Known for bittering value and quality. | Northdown, Northern Brewer |
| Magnum - U.S. | 0.1400 | High alpha variety | Northdown, Northern Brewer |
| Mandarina Bavaria | 0.1000 | Mandarin orangey flavor and aroma. | Cascade |
| Marynka | 0.1200 | New hop variety with intense aroma | |
| Merkur | 0.1500 | high-alpha, bittering hop | Magnum |
| Millenium | 0.1550 | Mild, herbal, similar to Nugget. | Nugget |
| Mosaic | 0.1350 | Both fruity and containing grassy, floral, earthy notes. | Nugget, Simcoe |
| Motueka | 0.0700 | New aroma hop | Czech Saaz, U.S. Saaz |
| Mount Hood | 0.0480 | Mild, pleasant, and clean, somewhat pungent and resiny. | Crystal, French Strisslespalt, Hersbrucker |
| Mount Rainier | 0.0620 | Only available in 2012 | Hallertauer |
| Nelson Sauvin | 0.1250 | Unique hop with grape-like flavor | |
| Newport | 0.1550 | Fairly pungent. | Galena, Nugget |
| Northdown | 0.0860 | Fruity with some spiciness. | |
| Northern Brewer - German | 0.0780 | Medium-strong with some wild tones. | Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer |
| Northern Brewer - U.S. | 0.0780 | Medium-strong with some wild tones. | Chinook, Nugget |
| Northwest Golding | 0.0500 | Known for aromatic properties. | |
| Nugget | 0.1400 | Quite heavy and herbal. | Chinook, Columbus, Galena, U.K. Target |
| Olympic | 0.1200 | Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. | Chinook |
| Omega | 0.1000 | ||
| Opal | 0.0800 | German dual-purpose hop | Styrian Golding |
| Orbit | 0.0000 | Orbit is different each year as it uses a proprietary blend of hops specially selected out of the New Zealand "Hops with a Difference" breeding program. | |
| Orion | 0.0700 | ||
| Pacific Gem | 0.1540 | Bittering hop with a woody character. | |
| Pacific Jade | 0.1400 | A "soft" bittering hop with spicy and citrus aroma qualities. | |
| Pacifica | 0.0600 | An aroma hop with some citrus and floral character | Hallertau family |
| Palisade | 0.0750 | Some "American" characteristics. | Perhaps Cascade |
| Perle - German | 0.0820 | Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy. | Northern Brewer, U.S. Perle |
| Perle - U.S. | 0.0950 | Known for its aromatic and bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy. | Chinook, Cluster, Galena, Northern Brewer |
| Phoenix | 0.1000 | Similar to U.K. Challenger. | U.K. Challenger, U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Northdown |
| Pilgrim | 0.1300 | U.K. Challenger, U.K. Target | |
| Pioneer | 0.0900 | A mild, typical English aroma. | U.K. Kent Golding |
| Polaris | 0.2400 | Minty, icy quality. | |
| Premiant | 0.1250 | A dual purpose variety with a balanced bitterness and slightly spicy aroma | |
| Pride of Ringwood | 0.1000 | Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. | Cluster, Galena |
| Progress | 0.0625 | Moderately strong, good aroma. | Fuggle, U.K. Kent Golding |
| Record | 0.0650 | ||
| Riwaka | 0.0650 | Citrusy, grapefruit aroma hop | Czech Saaz, possible American "C" hops |
| Saaz - Czech | 0.0350 | Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal. | U.S. Saaz |
| Saaz - U.S. | 0.0500 | Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. | Czech Saaz |
| Santiam | 0.0650 | Noble characteristics. | German Spalt, German Spalt Select, German Tettnanger |
| Saphir | 0.1400 | Mild aroma hop. | Any noble hops |
| Satus | 0.1300 | Known for its bittering and aromatic properties. | Galena |
| Select | 0.0600 | Noble-type aroma | Czech Saaz, German Spalt, Tettnanger |
| Simcoe | 0.1270 | A bittering and aromatic hop. | |
| Sladek | 0.0600 | A dual-purpose Saaz hybrid. | Czech Saaz, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
| Smaragd | 0.0600 | fine aroma | |
| Sorachi Ace | 0.1110 | Bittering hop with lemony aroma | |
| Southern Cross | 0.1400 | Piney, resinous bittering hop | |
| Sovereign | 0.0600 | mild flavor | U.K. Fuggle |
| Spalt | 0.0450 | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy. | German Spalt Select, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
| Spalt Select - German | 0.0600 | Very fine Spalter-type aroma. | German Spalt, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
| Spalt Select - U.S. | 0.0500 | Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. | Saaz, Tettnanger |
| Sterling | 0.0870 | Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus. | Saaz |
| Sticklebract | 0.1150 | ||
| Strisselspalt | 0.0350 | Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy. | Crystal, Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood |
| Styrian Goldings | 0.0550 | Delicate, slightly spicy. | U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette |
| Summer | 0.0640 | A hop variety formerly known as Summer Saaz that has a gentle floral aroma, slightly earthy. Expect apricot and stone fruit notes when used in dry hopping. | |
| Summit | 0.1850 | Ultra high-alpha bittering hop | Simcoe |
| Sun | 0.1600 | High-alpha hop with intense character | Magnum |
| Super Alpha | 0.1300 | Earthy, piney bittering hop. | |
| Super Pride | 0.1400 | A high alpha variety bred from Pride of Ringwood. | Pride of Ringwood |
| Super Styrians | 0.0900 | ||
| Talisman | 0.0800 | ||
| Target | 0.1150 | Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense. | Fuggle, Willamette |
| Taurus | 0.1700 | High-alpha hop | Magnum |
| Tettnanger - German | 0.0550 | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, herbal. | German Spalt, German Spalt Select, Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
| Tettnanger - U.S. | 0.0450 | An aromatic hop, mild and slightly spicy. | Czech Saaz, German Spalt, Santiam |
| Tomahawk | 0.1500 | Primarily a bittering hop. | Columbus |
| Topaz | 0.1770 | A dual purpose hop, Topaz adds a resinous, grassy flavors; however, with later additions and in higher gravity brews, light tropical fruit flavors (some say lychee) become more pronounced. | |
| Ultra | 0.0450 | Very good to outstanding, some Saaz-like qualities. Aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. | Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Saaz |
| Vanguard | 0.0500 | Aroma similar to continental European types. | Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Saaz |
| Vic Secret | 0.1700 | An aroma hop with resinous, grassy and mild fruit flavors. Late and dry hop additions introduce appealing clean and distinct pineapple and pine characters. Lighter and less dominant than Galaxy. | |
| Wai-iti | 0.0340 | Aroma hop with a startlingly citrus aroma made up of mandarin, lemon and lime zest | Saaz |
| Waimea | 0.1900 | High alpha but also lots of oils giving fresh tangelo and citrus fruit aroma with pine needles | |
| Warrior | 0.1600 | A bittering and aromatic hop. | Nugget |
| Whitbread Golding | 0.0600 | Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense. | U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress |
| Willamette | 0.0450 | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little earthy. | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger |
| Wye Target | 0.1000 | ||
| Yakima Cluster | 0.0700 | Used as a kettle hop for bittering. | |
| Yamhill Goldings | 0.0400 | ||
| Yeoman | 0.0725 | ||
| Zenith | 0.0900 | ||
| Zeus | 0.1600 | Aromatic and pleasant. | Columbus |
| Zythos | 0.1100 |