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Bergamot substitutes

Proven alternatives to Bergamot and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.

Direct substitutes

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XJA2/436

South AfricaBittering8230
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid11.5–16.4%
Beta acid7.8–8.4%
Total oil1.1–1.7 mL
LemonZestPapayaCataloupe+4

How to swap it in a recipe

Bitterness scales with alpha acid times weight, so for bittering additions rescale the weight by the alpha ratio — the multiplier for each substitute is given below. For late, whirlpool and dry-hop additions dose 1:1 by weight and go by aroma instead, because alpha acids do not drive those.

Bergamot → XJA2/436

last-resort match

Use 0.67× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 9.35% → 13.95% · 9% aroma match

Keeps
Zest
Loses
Orange, Mango, Dank, Cherry, Lemongrass, Lime, Juniper, Tropical, Pepper, Floral
Adds
Lemon, Papaya, Cataloupe, Gooseberry, Resin, Citrus, Blueberry

Similar aroma profiles

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Amarillo

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7

Wakatu

New ZealandDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid6.5–8.5%
Beta acid8–8.5%
Total oil0.9–1.2 mL
FloralLimeTropicalZest

Nobility Blend

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid4.2–4.5%
Beta acid4.9–5.3%
LemonOrangeLemongrassGreen+2

Apollo

USABittering
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid15–20.5%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil0.8–2.5 mL
CitrusGrapefruitOrangePine+5

Azacca

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14–16%
Beta acid4–5.5%
Total oil1.6–2.5 mL
MangoPapayaOrangeGrapefruit+6

How to pick a substitute

Look for similar alpha acid content (within 2%) and overlapping aroma notes. The more shared notes, the safer the swap.

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