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Comparing and Selecting Hops
| Name |
Alpha Acid % |
Typical Beer Styles |
Possible Substitutions |
Flavor Description |
| Pioneer (U.K.) |
8% to 10% |
Ale, ESB |
U.K. Kent Golding |
A mild, typical English aroma. |
| Polish Lublin |
3% to 4.5% |
Pilsner |
U.S. Saaz, Czech Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
Mild and typical of noble aroma types, spicy, herbal. |
| Pride of Ringwood (Australia) |
7% to 10% |
Australian lager |
Galena, Cluster |
Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. |
| Progress (U.K.) |
5% to 7.5% |
Ale, bitter, ESB, porter |
U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle |
Moderately strong, good aroma. |
| Saaz (Czech) |
3% to 4.5% |
Pilsner |
U.S. Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal. |
| Saaz (U.S.) |
3% to 5% |
Pilsner, lager, wheat |
Czech Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. |
| Santiam |
5% to 7.9% |
Lager, American ale, pilsner |
German Tettnanger, German Spalt, German Spalt Select |
Noble characteristics. |
| Saphir (German) |
2.5% to 4.5% |
Lagers |
Any noble hops |
Mild aroma hop. |
| Satus |
12.5% to 14% |
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Galena |
Known for its bittering and aromatic properties. |
| Simcoe |
12% to 14% |
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A bittering and aromatic hop. |
| Sorachi Ace (Japan) |
13% to 16% |
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Bittering hop with lemony aroma |
| Spalt (German) |
4% to 5.5% |
Lager |
U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German Spalt Select |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy. |
| Spalt Select (German) |
4% to 6% |
Lager, and any beer where noble aroma is wanted |
U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German Spalt |
Very fine Spalter-type aroma. |
| Spalt Select (U.S.) |
3% to 5% |
German lagers |
Tettnanger, Saaz |
Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. |
| Sterling |
6% to 9% |
Lager, ale, pilsner |
Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus. |
| Strisslespalt (France) |
3% to 5% |
Pilsner, lager, wheat |
Mt. Hood, Crystal, Hersbrucker |
Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Styrian Golding (Slovenia) |
4.5% to 6% |
All English-style ales, ESB, bitter, lager |
U.S. Fuggle, U.K. Fuggle, Willamette |
Delicate, slightly spicy. |
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