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Mystic substitutes

Proven alternatives to Mystic 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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Barbe Rouge

FranceAroma8230
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3.8–10%
Beta acid3.3–4.6%
Total oil1.1–3 mL
CitrusKumquatOrangeLime+6
Huell Melon

Huell Melon

GermanyAroma2012
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid6.9–8%
Beta acid6–8%
Total oil0.8–1.2 mL
MelonStrawberryHoneydewFruity+3

Styrian Dragon

SloveniaAroma8230
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid6–11%
Beta acid7.5–8.5%
Total oil1.5–2.1 mL
FloralCitrusGrapefruitLemon+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.

Mystic → Barbe Rouge

last-resort match

Use 0.8× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 5.5% → 6.9% · 25% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus
Loses
Black currant, Passion fruit, Woody
Adds
Kumquat, Orange, Lime, Redcurrant, Strawberry, Raspberry, Floral, Berry, Herbal

Mystic → Huell Melon

last-resort match

Use 0.74× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 5.5% → 7.45% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Black currant, Citrus, Passion fruit, Woody
Adds
Melon, Strawberry, Honeydew, Fruity, Sweet, Orange, Vanilla

Mystic → Styrian Dragon

last-resort match

Use 0.65× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 5.5% → 8.5% · 25% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus
Loses
Black currant, Passion fruit, Woody
Adds
Floral, Grapefruit, Lemon, Berry, Rose, Tropical

Similar aroma profiles

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Idaho 7

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid9.5–14.9%
Beta acid3.5–5%
Total oil1–2 mL
Black currantTropicalCitrusApricot+8

African Queen

South AfricaDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid10–17%
Beta acid3.9–6.2%
Total oil0.7–1.5 mL
CitrusDankBlueberryStone fruit+7

Summer

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

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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