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Summit substitutes

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

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Direct substitutes

Amarillo

FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7

CTZ

Black currantLicoriceCurryCitrus+2

Cascade

GrapefruitFloralSpicyCitrus+1

Columbus

EarthyBlack currantLicoriceCurry+6

Millennium

USABittering2000

IPAImperial StoutBarleywine

Alpha acid14.5–18.5%

Beta acid4.3–6.5%

Total oil1.5–3 mL

PearToffeeFloralResin+1

Simcoe

FruityEarthyGrapefruitPassion fruit+5

Tomahawk

CitrusBlack currantLicoriceCurry+1

Warrior

Zeus

IPAImperial StoutBarleywine

Alpha acid13–17.5%

Beta acid4–6.5%

Total oil2.4–4.5 mL

Black currantLicoriceCurryPungent

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.

Summit → Amarillo

last-resort match

Use 1.81× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 9% · 33% aroma match

Keeps: Orange, Grapefruit, Citrus, Dank
Loses: Black currant, Anise, Incense, Tangerine, Earthy, Onion, Garlic, Cannabis
Adds: Floral, Spicy, Tropical, Lemon, Melon, Apricot, Peach

Summit → CTZ

workable match

Use 1.03× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 15.75% · 33% aroma match

Keeps: Black currant, Citrus, Dank, Cannabis
Loses: Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Onion, Garlic
Adds: Licorice, Curry

Summit → Cascade

last-resort match

Use 2.41× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 6.75% · 17% aroma match

Keeps: Grapefruit, Citrus
Loses: Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Tangerine, Earthy, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Adds: Floral, Spicy, Pine

Summit → Columbus

workable match

Use 1.02× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 16% · 42% aroma match

Keeps: Black currant, Earthy, Citrus, Dank, Cannabis
Loses: Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Onion, Garlic
Adds: Licorice, Curry, Spicy, Floral, Pungent

Summit → Millennium

last-resort match

Use 0.98× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 16.5% · 0% aroma match

Loses: Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Citrus, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Adds: Pear, Toffee, Floral, Resin, Herbal

Summit → Simcoe

last-resort match

Use 1.25× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 13% · 25% aroma match

Keeps: Grapefruit, Earthy, Citrus
Loses: Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Tangerine, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Adds: Fruity, Passion fruit, Pine, Berry, Apricot, Bubblegum

Summit → Tomahawk

last-resort match

Use the same weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 16.25% · 25% aroma match

Keeps: Black currant, Citrus, Onion
Loses: Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Adds: Licorice, Curry

Summit → Warrior

last-resort match

Use the same weight for the same bitterness

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

Loses: Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Citrus, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Adds: Pine, Mild, Resin

Summit → Zeus

last-resort match

Use 1.07× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 15.25% · 8% aroma match

Keeps: Black currant
Loses: Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Citrus, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis
Adds: Licorice, Curry, Pungent

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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