Cascade → Ahtanum
workable matchUse 1.35× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 6.75% → 5% · 80% aroma match
- Keeps
- Grapefruit, Floral, Citrus, Pine
- Loses
- Spicy
- Adds
- Geranium, Earthy, Cedar, Lemon
United StatesCascade substitutes
Proven alternatives to Cascade and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.
Direct substitutes
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Ahtanum
USAAroma1997Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3.5–6.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil0.5–1.7 mL
CitrusGrapefruitGeraniumPine+4
Amarillo
USAAroma2014Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7
Centennial
USADual purpose1990IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid7–12%
Beta acid3.5–5.5%
Total oil1–3 mL
PineCitrusFloralGrapefruit+1
Summit
USABittering2003IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil1.5–3 mL
Black currantAniseIncenseOrange+8
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.
Cascade → Amarillo
workable matchUse 0.75× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 6.75% → 9% · 80% aroma match
- Keeps
- Grapefruit, Floral, Spicy, Citrus
- Loses
- Pine
- Adds
- Tropical, Orange, Lemon, Melon, Apricot, Peach, Dank
Cascade → Centennial
workable matchUse 0.71× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 6.75% → 9.5% · 80% aroma match
- Keeps
- Grapefruit, Floral, Citrus, Pine
- Loses
- Spicy
- Adds
- Tangerine
Cascade → Summit
last-resort matchUse 0.42× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 6.75% → 16.25% · 40% aroma match
- Keeps
- Grapefruit, Citrus
- Loses
- Floral, Spicy, Pine
- Adds
- Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Tangerine, Earthy, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Similar aroma profiles
2How to pick a substitute
Look for similar alpha acid content (within 2%) and overlapping aroma notes. The more shared notes, the safer the swap.