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Amarillo

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: floral, tropical, citrus
  • Alpha Acids: 8.0-11.0%
  • Beta Acids: 6.0-7.0%
  • Perception: none
  • Substitutes: Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe
  • Styles: American ale, IPA, Belgian IPA, double IPA
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Ahtanum

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: floral, citrus
  • Alpha Acids: 5.7-6.3%
  • Beta Acids: 5.0-6.5%
  • Perception: used for aromatics and mild bittering
  • Substitutes: Amarillo, Cascade
  • Styles: American ale, pale ale, IPA, lager
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Australian Galaxy

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Australian Pride of Ringwood

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  • Usage: bittering
  • Aroma: poor citric, clean
  • Alpha Acids: 9.0-11.0%
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  • Perception: general-purpose
  • Substitutes: cluster
  • Styles: Australian beers
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Cascade

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: medium intensity, floral, citrus, grapefruit
  • Alpha Acids: 4.5-7.0%
  • Beta Acids: 4.5-7.0%
  • Notes: balanced, good for dry-hopping
  • Substitutes: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Centennial
  • Styles: US ales, IPA, porter, barleywine, witbier
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Centennial

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: medium intensity, floral, citrus tones
  • Alpha Acids: 9.5-11.5%
  • Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
  • Perception: balanced, considered a “super”
  • Substitutes: Cascade, Chinook, Columbus
  • Styles: US ales, ales, wheat beers
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Chinook

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: med intensity, spicy, piney, grapefruit
  • Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
  • Beta Acids: 3.0-4.0%
  • Perception: high alpha hop with acceptable aroma
  • Substitutes: Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer
  • Styles: US pale ale, IPA, stout, porter, lager
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Citra

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: strong citrus/tropical, grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit, lychee
  • Alpha Acids: 11.0-13.0%
  • Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
  • Perception: intense flavor and aroma
  • Substitutes: none/unknown
  • Styles: American pale, IPA, double IPA
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Cluster

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: strong, floral and spicy
  • Alpha Acids: 5.5-8.5%
  • Beta Acids: 4.5-5.5%
  • Perception: balanced, excellent general-purpose
  • Substitutes: Galena
  • Styles: ales (aroma), lager (bittering), stout
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Columbus

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: pungent
  • Alpha Acids: 14.0-16.0%
  • Beta Acids: 4.0-5.0%
  • Perception: popular, great for dry-hopping
  • Substitutes: Chinook, Galena, Millennium, Nugget
  • Styles: US IPA, US pale, stout, barleywine, lager
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Crystal

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: mild, floral and spicy
  • Alpha Acids: 3.5-5.5%
  • Beta Acids: 4.5-6.7%
  • Perception: most pungent of Hallertau family
  • Substitutes: Mt Hood, Hersbrucker, Strisselspalt, Liberty, Hallertau
  • Styles: Lager, Kölsch
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Czech Saaz

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Formula for determining ounces of hops to achieve AAU target

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AAU / AA% = Ounces of Hops

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French Strisselspalt

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Galena

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: citrus
  • Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
  • Beta Acids: 7.0-9.0%
  • Perception: excellent high-alpha hop, balanced
  • Substitutes: Brewer’s Gold, Columbus, Nugget
  • Styles: English and American ales
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German Brewer’s Gold

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German Hallertau Mittelfrüe

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German Herkules

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German Hersbrucker

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German Magnum

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German Merkur

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German Northern Brewer

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German Opal

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German Perle

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German Saphir

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German Smaragd (Emerald)

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German Spalt

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German Spalter Select

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German Taurus

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German Tettnang

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German Tradition

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Glacier

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: pleasant
  • Alpha Acids: average 5.63%
  • Beta Acids: average 7.6%
  • Perception: excellent balanced bittering, good aroma
  • Substitutes: Fuggle, Styrian Golding, Willamette
  • Styles: pale ale, ESB, English pale, porter, stout
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Horizon

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: floral, spicy
  • Alpha Acids: 11.0-13.0%
  • Beta Acids: 6.5-8.5%
  • Perception: good aroma, clean tasting beer
  • Substiitutes: Magnum
  • Styles: all ales and lagers
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Liberty

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: mild, slightly spicy
  • Alpha Acids: 3.0-5.0%
  • Beta Acids: 3.0-4.0%
  • Perception: similar to imported German aroma varieties like Hallertau
  • Substitutes: US/German Hallertau, German Tradition, Mt Hood
  • Styles: lager, pilsner, bock, kölsch, wheat
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Millennium

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  • Usage: bittering
  • Aroma: mild, herbal
  • Alpha Acids: 14.5-16.5%
  • Beta Acids: 4.3-5.3%
  • Perception: high alpha
  • Substitutes: Columbus, Nugget, Summit
  • Styles: ales, stout, barley wine
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Mt Hood

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: mild, somewhat pungent
  • Alpha Acids: 4.0-8.0%
  • Beta Acids: 5.0-7.5%
  • Perception: none
  • Substitutes: German Hallertau, German Hersbrucker
  • Styles: lager, pilsner, bock, alt, Munich helles, wheat
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Mt Rainier

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: excellent floral/noble aromas, citrus and licorice tones
  • Alpha Acids: 5.0-8.1%
  • Beta Acids: 5.0-7.0%
  • Perception: similar to Hallertau with more bittering strength
  • Substitutes: Hallertauer, Fuggle
  • Styles: n/a, terminated in 2010
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New Zealand Cascade

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New Zealand Hallertau Aroma

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New Zealand Motueka

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New Zealand Nelson Sauvin

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New Zealand Pacifica

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New Zealand Pacific Gem

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New Zealand Riwaka

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Nugget

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Palisade

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Santiam

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Simcoe

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  • Usage: aroma, bittering
  • Aroma: unique, pine-like aroma
  • Alpha Acids: 12.0-14.0%
  • Beta Acids: 4.0-5.0%
  • Perception: used for aromatics and bittering
  • Substitutes: Summit, Magnum
  • Styles: American ale, pale ale, IPA, double IPA
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Sorachi Ace

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Sterling

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Styrian Aurora

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Styrian Bobek

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Styrian Celeia

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Styrian Golding

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Summit

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UK Admiral

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UK Bramling Cross

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UK Challenger

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UK East Kent Golding

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UK First Gold

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UK Fuggle

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UK Northdown

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UK Phoenix

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UK Pilgrim

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UK Pioneer

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UK Progress

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UK Target

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UK WGV

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US Brewer’s Gold

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  • Usage: bittering
  • Aroma: black currant, fruity, spicy
  • Alpha Acids: 8.0-10.0%
  • Beta Acids: 3.5-4.5%
  • Perception: mainly used for bittering
  • Substitutes: Chinook, Galena, Nugget
  • Styles: ale, pilsner, lambic, saison
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US Fuggle

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: mild, woody and fruity
  • Alpha Acids: 4.0-5.5%
  • Beta Acids: 1.5-2.0%
  • Perception: traditional English aroma hop
  • Substitutes: UK Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding
  • Styles: English beers, US ale, lambic
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US Golding

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: mild, delicate classic English-type
  • Alpha Acids: 4.0-6.0%
  • Beta Acids: 2.0-3.0%
  • Perception: popular among US ale breweries
  • Substitutes: Fuggle, UK East Kent & Styrian Golding
  • Styles: English beers, bitters, pales, Belgian ales, barleywine
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US Hallertau

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  • Usage: aroma
  • Aroma: very mild, slightly flowery and spicy
  • Alpha Acids: 3.5-5.5%
  • Beta Acids: 3.5-5.5%
  • Perception: traditional German aroma hop
  • Substitutes: Liberty, German Hallertau, German Tradition
  • Styles: Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat, Munich Helles
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US Magnum

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  • Usage: bittering
  • Aroma: no distinct aroma
  • Alpha Acids: 10.0-14.0%
  • Beta Acids: 4.5-7.0%
  • Perception: clean bittering hop
  • Substitutes: German Magnum, Horizon
  • Styles: all ales and lagers
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US Northern Brewer

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  • Usage: dual-purpose
  • Aroma: medium intensity, evergreen, wood, mint
  • Alpha Acids: 8.0-10.0%
  • Beta Acids: 3.0-5.0%
  • Perception: true dual-purpose with good aroma
  • Substitutes: German Northern Brewer, Chinook
  • Styles: all English, esp porters, ales, kölsch, Munich Helles
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US Perle

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US Saaz

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US Tettnang

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Vanguard

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Warrior

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Willamette

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