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Mount Hood substitutes

Proven alternatives to Mount Hood 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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Crystal

Crystal

USAAroma8230
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid2.8–6%
Beta acid4.5–8.5%
Total oil0.8–2.3 mL
WoodyFloralGreenFruity+4
Hersbrucker

Hersbrucker

GermanyAroma8230
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid1.5–5%
Beta acid2.5–6%
Total oil0.5–1.3 mL
NobleHayOrangeTobacco
Liberty

Liberty

USABittering8230
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid3–6.5%
Beta acid3–4%
Total oil0.6–1.8 mL
NobleFloralHerbalSpicy+3

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.

Mount Hood → Crystal

last-resort match

Use 1.35× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 5.95% → 4.4% · 25% aroma match

Keeps
Spicy
Loses
Noble, Herbal, Pungent
Adds
Woody, Floral, Green, Fruity, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Black currant

Mount Hood → Hersbrucker

last-resort match

Use 1.83× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 5.95% → 3.25% · 25% aroma match

Keeps
Noble
Loses
Herbal, Pungent, Spicy
Adds
Hay, Orange, Tobacco

Mount Hood → Liberty

workable match

Use 1.25× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 5.95% → 4.75% · 75% aroma match

Keeps
Noble, Herbal, Spicy
Loses
Pungent
Adds
Floral, Delicate, Citrus, Lemon

Similar aroma profiles

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Aurum

GermanyAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3.5–5.7%
Beta acid3.1%
Total oil0.5–1.7 mL
SpicyFruityFloralMild+4

Celeia

SloveniaAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3–6%
Beta acid2–4%
Total oil0.5–3.6 mL
NobleFloralLavenderSpicy+2

First Gold

United KingdomDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid5.6–10%
Beta acid2.3–4.1%
Total oil0.7–1.5 mL
TangerineApricotMagnoliaRedberry+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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