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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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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
* **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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