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First Gold substitutes

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

Direct substitutes

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Willamette

Willamette

USADual purpose1971
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid4–7.2%
Beta acid3–4.5%
Total oil0.6–1.6 mL
CitrusIncenseElderberryCaramel+2

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.

First Gold → Willamette

last-resort match

Use 1.39× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 7.8% → 5.6% · 11% aroma match

Keeps
Floral
Loses
Tangerine, Apricot, Magnolia, Redberry, Herbal, Orange, Herbal, Spicy
Adds
Citrus, Incense, Elderberry, Caramel, Curry

Similar aroma profiles

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Amarillo

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7

Elixir

FranceAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid4.6–7%
Beta acid4.5–6.6%
Total oil1.8–2.2 mL
RoseCognacLeatherTobacco+7

Nobility Blend

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid4.2–4.5%
Beta acid4.9–5.3%
LemonOrangeLemongrassGreen+2

Sasquatch

CanadaDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid6.6–9%
Beta acid8.2%
TangerineLemonFloralOrange+2

Adeena

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3.5–5%
Beta acid3–4%
Total oil0.8–1.1 mL
HerbalSpicyFloralLemon+1

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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