Paradigm substitutes

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

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Direct substitutes

Citra

CitrusGrapefruitPeachMelon+5

Galaxy

AustraliaDual purpose2009

Passion fruitCitrusPeachPineapple+3

Mosaic

BlueberryTropicalCitrusGrassy+9

Saaz (US)

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.

Paradigm → Citra

last-resort match

Use 0.79× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 9.85% → 12.5% · 9% aroma match

Keeps: Melon
Loses: Herbal, Stone fruit, Tropical, Spicy, Candy, Dank, Papaya, Mint, Pear, Chamomile
Adds: Citrus, Grapefruit, Peach, Lime, Floral, Gooseberry, Passion fruit, Lychee

Paradigm → Galaxy

last-resort match

Use 0.73× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 9.85% → 13.5% · 18% aroma match

Keeps: Tropical, Dank
Loses: Herbal, Stone fruit, Spicy, Melon, Candy, Papaya, Mint, Pear, Chamomile
Adds: Passion fruit, Citrus, Peach, Pineapple, Cannabis

Paradigm → Mosaic

last-resort match

Use 0.79× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 9.85% → 12.5% · 27% aroma match

Keeps: Tropical, Spicy, Papaya
Loses: Herbal, Stone fruit, Melon, Candy, Dank, Mint, Pear, Chamomile
Adds: Blueberry, Citrus, Grassy, Pine, Tangerine, Rose, Earthy, Blossom, Bubblegum, Grapefruit