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Medusa substitutes

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

Direct substitutes

1
Zappa

Zappa

USAAroma8230
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid6–9%
Beta acid8–9%
Total oil1.8–2.5 mL
MintSavoryFruityMango+6

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.

Medusa → Zappa

last-resort match

Use 0.53× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 4% → 7.5% · 13% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus
Loses
Guava, Melon, Apricot, Lemon, Lime, Alfalfa, Peach
Adds
Mint, Savory, Fruity, Mango, Passion fruit, Tropical, Pine, Spicy, Fresh

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

Ekuanot

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid13–15.5%
Beta acid4–5.5%
Total oil2–4.5 mL
LemonLimeOrangeTropical+9

Summer

AustraliaAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid5.6–6.4%
Beta acid4.8–6.1%
Total oil1.4–2 mL
ApricotMelonGrassyCitrus+3

Archer

United KingdomAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid4–6%
Beta acid2–3%
Total oil0.6–0.8 mL
ApricotLimeFloralCitrus+1

Cashmere

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid7.7–9.1%
Beta acid3.3–7.1%
Total oil1.2–1.4 mL
FruityLemonLimePeach+5

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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