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Talus substitutes

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

Direct substitutes

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Sabro

Sabro

USAAroma2018
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid12–17%
Beta acid4–7%
Total oil1.8–3.5 mL
CitrusTangerineCoconutTropical+5

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.

Talus → Sabro

workable match

Use 0.61× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 8.8% → 14.5% · 33% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus, Tropical, Cream, Stone fruit
Loses
Grapefruit, Rose, Pine, Resin, Sage, Potpourri, Floral, Woody
Adds
Tangerine, Coconut, Cedar, Mint, Herbal

Similar aroma profiles

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HBC 692

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid8.9–9.5%
Beta acid8.3–10.2%
Total oil1–2.2 mL
GrapefruitFloralStone fruitPotpourri+3

Idaho 7

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

Zythos

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid10–12.5%
Beta acid4.7–6.2%
Total oil0.7–1.2 mL
TangerineCitrusFloralPine+2

Mosaic

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11.5–13.5%
Beta acid3.2–3.9%
Total oil1–1.5 mL
BlueberryTropicalCitrusGrassy+9

Styrian Dragon

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