Southern Aroma → Motueka
last-resort matchUse 0.81× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 5.45% → 6.75% · 17% aroma match
- Keeps
- Floral
- Loses
- Hay, Herbal, Straw, Noble, Black currant
- Adds
- Citrus, Mojito, Lime, Lemon, Tropical
South AfricaSouthern Aroma substitutes
Proven alternatives to Southern Aroma and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.
Direct substitutes
1How 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.
Similar aroma profiles
5Aramis
FranceAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid5.5–8.5%
Beta acid3–5.5%
Total oil1.2–1.6 mL
GreenHerbalSpicyCitrus+3
Aurum
GermanyAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3.5–5.7%
Beta acid3.1%
Total oil0.5–1.7 mL
SpicyFruityFloralMild+4
Celeia
SloveniaAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid3–6%
Beta acid2–4%
Total oil0.5–3.6 mL
NobleFloralLavenderSpicy+2
First Gold
United KingdomDual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid5.6–10%
Beta acid2.3–4.1%
Total oil0.7–1.5 mL
TangerineApricotMagnoliaRedberry+5
HORT9909
New ZealandDual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid6–10%
Beta acid3–4%
LimeHaySweetSpicy+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.