Rakau substitutes

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

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Direct substitutes

Amarillo

FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7

Summit

USABittering2003

IPAImperial StoutBarleywine

Alpha acid15–17.5%

Beta acid4–6.5%

Total oil1.5–3 mL

Black currantAniseIncenseOrange+8

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.

Rakau → Amarillo

last-resort match

Use 1.17× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 10.5% → 9% · 17% aroma match

Keeps: Apricot
Loses: Stone fruit, Fig, Fruity, Pine, Resin
Adds: Floral, Spicy, Tropical, Citrus, Orange, Lemon, Melon, Peach, Grapefruit, Dank

Rakau → Summit

last-resort match

Use 0.65× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 10.5% → 16.25% · 0% aroma match

Loses: Stone fruit, Fig, Fruity, Apricot, Pine, Resin
Adds: Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Citrus, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis