Falconer's Flight → Amarillo
workable matchUse 1.19× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 10.75% → 9% · 80% aroma match
- Keeps
- Tropical, Floral, Grapefruit, Lemon
- Loses
- Pine
- Adds
- Spicy, Citrus, Orange, Melon, Apricot, Peach, Dank
United StatesFalconer's Flight substitutes
Proven alternatives to Falconer's Flight 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
Cascade
USADual purpose1972IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid4.5–9%
Beta acid4.8–7.5%
Total oil0.7–2.5 mL
GrapefruitFloralSpicyCitrus+1
Citra
USADual purpose2008IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid10–15%
Beta acid3–4.5%
Total oil1.5–3 mL
CitrusGrapefruitPeachMelon+5
Simcoe
USADual purpose2000IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11–15%
Beta acid3–5%
Total oil0.8–3.2 mL
FruityEarthyGrapefruitPassion fruit+5
Sorachi Ace
JapanDual purpose8230IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11–16%
Beta acid6–8%
Total oil1–3 mL
LemonDillWoodyTobacco+2
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.
Falconer's Flight → Cascade
workable matchUse 1.59× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 10.75% → 6.75% · 60% aroma match
- Keeps
- Floral, Grapefruit, Pine
- Loses
- Tropical, Lemon
- Adds
- Spicy, Citrus
Falconer's Flight → Citra
workable matchUse 0.86× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 10.75% → 12.5% · 40% aroma match
- Keeps
- Floral, Grapefruit
- Loses
- Tropical, Lemon, Pine
- Adds
- Citrus, Peach, Melon, Lime, Gooseberry, Passion fruit, Lychee
Falconer's Flight → Simcoe
workable matchUse 0.83× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 10.75% → 13% · 40% aroma match
- Keeps
- Grapefruit, Pine
- Loses
- Tropical, Floral, Lemon
- Adds
- Fruity, Earthy, Passion fruit, Berry, Apricot, Bubblegum, Citrus
Falconer's Flight → Sorachi Ace
last-resort matchUse 0.8× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 10.75% → 13.5% · 20% aroma match
- Keeps
- Lemon
- Loses
- Tropical, Floral, Grapefruit, Pine
- Adds
- Dill, Woody, Tobacco, Citrus, Herbal
Falconer's Flight → Summit
last-resort matchUse 0.66× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 10.75% → 16.25% · 20% aroma match
- Keeps
- Grapefruit
- Loses
- Tropical, Floral, Lemon, Pine
- Adds
- Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Tangerine, Earthy, Citrus, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
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.