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Triumph substitutes

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

Direct substitutes

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Nugget

Nugget

USADual purpose1983
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid9.5–16%
Beta acid3–5.8%
Total oil0.9–3.3 mL
HerbalCitrusGingerPineapple+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.

Triumph → Nugget

last-resort match

Use 0.82× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 10.5% → 12.75% · 14% aroma match

Keeps
Citrus
Loses
Spicy, Pine, Orange, Peach, Lime, Fruity
Adds
Herbal, Ginger, Pineapple, Geranium, Lychee, Herbal, Earthy, Coconut

Similar aroma profiles

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Amarillo

USAAroma
Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7

Apollo

USABittering
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid15–20.5%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil0.8–2.5 mL
CitrusGrapefruitOrangePine+5

Calypso

USADual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid12–16%
Beta acid5–6%
Total oil1.5–2.5 mL
FruityApplePearStone fruit+3

HORT9909

New ZealandDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid6–10%
Beta acid3–4%
LimeHaySweetSpicy+5

Southern Cross

New ZealandDual purpose
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11–14%
Beta acid5–7%
Total oil1.2–2 mL
LemonLimePineSpicy+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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