Centennial → Amarillo
workable matchUse 1.06× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 9% · 60% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus, Floral, Grapefruit
- Loses
- Pine, Tangerine
- Adds
- Spicy, Tropical, Orange, Lemon, Melon, Apricot, Peach, Dank
United StatesCentennial substitutes
Proven alternatives to Centennial and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.
Direct substitutes
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Amarillo
USAAroma2014Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7
CTZ
USADual purpose8230IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14.5–17%
Beta acid4.5–5.5%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryCitrus+2
Cascade
USADual purpose1972IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid4.5–9%
Beta acid4.8–7.5%
Total oil0.7–2.5 mL
GrapefruitFloralSpicyCitrus+1
Chinook
USADual purpose8230IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11.5–15%
Beta acid3–4%
Total oil1–2.7 mL
PineResinGrapefruitSpicy+2
Columbus
USADual purpose8230IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14–18%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
EarthyBlack currantLicoriceCurry+6
Tomahawk
USADual purpose8230IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
CitrusBlack currantLicoriceCurry+1
Zeus
USABittering8230IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid13–17.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil2.4–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryPungent
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.
Centennial → CTZ
last-resort matchUse 0.6× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 15.75% · 20% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus
- Loses
- Pine, Floral, Grapefruit, Tangerine
- Adds
- Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Cannabis, Dank
Centennial → Cascade
workable matchUse 1.41× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 6.75% · 80% aroma match
- Keeps
- Pine, Citrus, Floral, Grapefruit
- Loses
- Tangerine
- Adds
- Spicy
Centennial → Chinook
workable matchUse 0.72× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 13.25% · 40% aroma match
- Keeps
- Pine, Grapefruit
- Loses
- Citrus, Floral, Tangerine
- Adds
- Resin, Spicy, Dank, Cannabis
Centennial → Columbus
last-resort matchUse 0.59× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 16% · 40% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus, Floral
- Loses
- Pine, Grapefruit, Tangerine
- Adds
- Earthy, Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Spicy, Pungent, Dank, Cannabis
Centennial → Tomahawk
last-resort matchUse 0.58× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 16.25% · 20% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus
- Loses
- Pine, Floral, Grapefruit, Tangerine
- Adds
- Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Onion
Centennial → Zeus
last-resort matchUse 0.62× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 9.5% → 15.25% · 0% aroma match
- Loses
- Pine, Citrus, Floral, Grapefruit, Tangerine
- Adds
- Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Pungent
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.