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Brewer's Gold (GR) substitutes

Proven alternatives to Brewer's Gold (GR) and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.

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Direct substitutes

4

Brewer's Gold (US)

USABittering8230
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid8–11%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil1.5–3 mL
Black currantSpicy
Chinook

Chinook

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11.5–15%
Beta acid3–4%
Total oil1–2.7 mL
PineResinGrapefruitSpicy+2
Galena

Galena

USAAroma1978
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid12–15.5%
Beta acid7.2–8.7%
Total oil0.9–2.1 mL
FruityPearPineappleBlack currant+5
Nugget

Nugget

USADual purpose1983
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid9.5–16%
Beta acid3–5.8%
Total oil0.9–3.3 mL
HerbalCitrusGingerPineapple+5

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.

Brewer's Gold (GR) → Chinook

last-resort match

Use 0.46× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 6.15% → 13.25% · 50% aroma match

Keeps
Spicy
Loses
Black currant
Adds
Pine, Resin, Grapefruit, Dank, Cannabis

Brewer's Gold (GR) → Galena

last-resort match

Use 0.45× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 6.15% → 13.75% · 100% aroma match

Keeps
Black currant, Spicy
Adds
Fruity, Pear, Pineapple, Grapefruit, Lime, Gooseberry, Woody

Brewer's Gold (GR) → Nugget

last-resort match

Use 0.48× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 6.15% → 12.75% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Black currant, Spicy
Adds
Herbal, Citrus, Ginger, Pineapple, Geranium, Lychee, Herbal, Earthy, Coconut

Similar aroma profiles

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Aramis

FranceAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid5.5–8.5%
Beta acid3–5.5%
Total oil1.2–1.6 mL
GreenHerbalSpicyCitrus+3

Bramling Cross

United KingdomDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid5–8%
Beta acid2.3–3.2%
Total oil0.7–1.2 mL
Black currantLoganberryVanillaLemon+1

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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