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Eureka substitutes

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

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Direct substitutes

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Apollo

Apollo

USABittering2006
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid15–20.5%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil0.8–2.5 mL
CitrusGrapefruitOrangePine+5

CTZ

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14.5–17%
Beta acid4.5–5.5%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryCitrus+2

Columbus

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14–18%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
EarthyBlack currantLicoriceCurry+6
Merkur

Merkur

GermanyDual purpose2001
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid12–16.2%
Beta acid4.5–7.3%
Total oil2–3 mL
SugarPineappleMintCitrus+1
Simcoe

Simcoe

USADual purpose2000
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11–15%
Beta acid3–5%
Total oil0.8–3.2 mL
FruityEarthyGrapefruitPassion fruit+5
Summit

Summit

USABittering2003
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil1.5–3 mL
Black currantAniseIncenseOrange+8

Tomahawk

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
CitrusBlack currantLicoriceCurry+1
Zeus

Zeus

USABittering8230
IPAImperial 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.

Eureka → Apollo

workable match

Use 1.04× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 17.75% · 30% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Pine, Dank
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Peach, Stone fruit, Black currant, Mandarin
Adds
Grapefruit, Orange, Resin, Cannabis, Lime, Lemon

Eureka → CTZ

workable match

Use 1.17× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 15.75% · 30% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Black currant, Dank
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Peach, Pine, Stone fruit, Mandarin
Adds
Licorice, Curry, Cannabis

Eureka → Columbus

workable match

Use 1.16× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 16% · 30% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Black currant, Dank
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Peach, Pine, Stone fruit, Mandarin
Adds
Earthy, Licorice, Curry, Spicy, Floral, Pungent, Cannabis

Eureka → Merkur

last-resort match

Use 1.31× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 14.1% · 20% aroma match

Keeps
Mint, Citrus
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Peach, Pine, Stone fruit, Black currant, Mandarin, Dank
Adds
Sugar, Pineapple, Earthy

Eureka → Simcoe

last-resort match

Use 1.42× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 13% · 20% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Pine
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Peach, Stone fruit, Black currant, Mandarin, Dank
Adds
Fruity, Earthy, Grapefruit, Passion fruit, Berry, Apricot, Bubblegum

Eureka → Summit

workable match

Use 1.14× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 16.25% · 30% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Black currant, Dank
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Peach, Pine, Stone fruit, Mandarin
Adds
Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Onion, Garlic, Cannabis

Eureka → Tomahawk

last-resort match

Use 1.14× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 16.25% · 20% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Black currant
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Peach, Pine, Stone fruit, Mandarin, Dank
Adds
Licorice, Curry, Onion

Eureka → Zeus

last-resort match

Use 1.21× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 18.5% → 15.25% · 10% aroma match

Keeps
Black currant
Loses
Herbal, Dark, Mint, Citrus, Peach, Pine, Stone fruit, Mandarin, Dank
Adds
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.

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