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Galaxy substitutes

Proven alternatives to Galaxy 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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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.

Galaxy → Amarillo

workable match

Use 1.5× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 13.5% → 9% · 57% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Peach, Tropical, Dank
Loses
Passion fruit, Pineapple, Cannabis
Adds
Floral, Spicy, Orange, Lemon, Melon, Apricot, Grapefruit

Galaxy → Citra

workable match

Use 1.08× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 13.5% → 12.5% · 43% aroma match

Keeps
Passion fruit, Citrus, Peach
Loses
Pineapple, Tropical, Cannabis, Dank
Adds
Grapefruit, Melon, Lime, Floral, Gooseberry, Lychee

Galaxy → Simcoe

last-resort match

Use 1.04× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 13.5% → 13% · 29% aroma match

Keeps
Passion fruit, Citrus
Loses
Peach, Pineapple, Tropical, Cannabis, Dank
Adds
Fruity, Earthy, Grapefruit, Pine, Berry, Apricot, Bubblegum

Similar aroma profiles

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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.