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Home Resource Guide Hop Chart
Comparing and Selecting Hops

So how do I choose the right hops for my beer? With such a wide range of flavor and aroma characteristics, this chart can serve as a helpful guide to more than eighty varieties. Whether you are trying to duplicate a style or are looking to experiment, the following list can help to get you started. Just select a beer style below and a chart will pull up with appropriate hops to consider for your recipe.

Name Alpha Acid % Possible Substitutions Flavor Description
Admiral (U.K.) 13.5-16% U.K. Challenger, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Target Known for its bittering potential.
Bramling Cross (U.K.) 5-7% U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety Quite mild, fruity currant aroma.
Brewer's Gold (U.S.) 7-10% Bullion Bittering hop with neutral aroma character.
Brewer's Gold (German) 6-7% Bullion, Galena, Northdown, Northern Brewer Black currant, fruity, spicy.
Bullion (U.K.) 6.5-9% Columbus, Northern Brewer A rich hop primarily used for bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma.
Celeia (Slovenia) 3-6% Styrian Golding Moderate and pleasant zesty bitterness with matching floral aroma, making its use widespread in both ale and lager brewing. Stores very well.
Challenger (U.K.) 6.5-8.5% Northern Brewer, U.S. or German Perle Mild to moderate, quite spicy.
First Gold (U.K.) 6.5-8.5% maybe Crystal, U.K. Kent Golding A little like Golding family; spicy.
Fuggle (U.K.) 4-5.5% Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust.
Fuggle (U.S.) 4-5.5% Styrian Golding, U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Willamette Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity.
Golding (U.S.) 4-6% U.K. Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy.
Herald (U.K.) 11-13% New dual-purpose hop
Horizon 11-14% Magnum or a high-alpha hop Pleasantly hoppy.
Kent Golding (U.K.) 4-5.5% U.K. Progress, U.S. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant.
Magnum 13-15% Northern Brewer Known for bittering value and quality.
Northdown (U.K.) 7.5-9.5% Fruity with some spiciness.
Northern Brewer (German) 7-10% Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer Medium-strong with some wild tones.
Northern Brewer (U.S.) 6-10% Chinook, Nugget Medium-strong with some wild tones.
Northwest Golding 4-5% Known for aromatic properties.
Phoenix (U.K.) 8-13% U.K. Challenger, U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Northdown Similar to U.K. Challenger.
Pioneer (U.K.) 8-10% U.K. Kent Golding A mild, typical English aroma.
Progress (U.K.) 5-7.5% Fuggle, U.K. Kent Golding Moderately strong, good aroma.
Sorachi Ace (Japan) 13-16% Bittering hop with lemony aroma
Southern Cross (New Zealand) 11-14% Piney, resinous bittering hop
Styrian Golding (Slovenia) 4.5-6% U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette Delicate, slightly spicy.
Super Alpha (New Zealand) 10-12% Earthy, piney bittering hop.
Super Pride (Australia) 14% Pride of Ringwood A high alpha variety bred from Pride of Ringwood.
Target (U.K.) 9.5-12.5% Fuggle, Willamette Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense.
WGV (Whitbread Golding Variety) (U.K.) 5-7% U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense.
Willamette 3.5-6% Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little earthy.

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