Cashmere → Cascade
last-resort matchUse 1.24× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 8.4% → 6.75% · 0% aroma match
- Loses
- Fruity, Lemon, Lime, Peach, Melon, Coconut, Lemongrass, Candy, Herbal
- Adds
- Grapefruit, Floral, Spicy, Citrus, Pine
United StatesCashmere substitutes
Proven alternatives to Cashmere and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.
Direct substitutes
1How 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.
Similar aroma profiles
5Ekuanot
USAAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid13–15.5%
Beta acid4–5.5%
Total oil2–4.5 mL
LemonLimeOrangeTropical+9
Medusa
USAAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3–5%
Beta acid5–6.5%
Total oil0.4–0.7 mL
GuavaMelonCitrusApricot+4
Amarillo
USAAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7
Calypso
USADual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid12–16%
Beta acid5–6%
Total oil1.5–2.5 mL
FruityApplePearStone fruit+3
Citra
USADual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid10–15%
Beta acid3–4.5%
Total oil1.5–3 mL
CitrusGrapefruitPeachMelon+5
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.