Wai-iti → Riwaka
last-resort matchUse 0.55× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 3% → 5.5% · 14% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus
- Loses
- Stone fruit, Peach, Apricot, Lime, Mandarin, Spicy
- Adds
- Tropical, Passion fruit, Grapefruit
New ZealandWai-iti substitutes
Proven alternatives to Wai-iti 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
5Hydra
USADual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid10.5–13.7%
Beta acid6.4–7.9%
CitrusTangerineMandarinZest+8
Summer
AustraliaAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid5.6–6.4%
Beta acid4.8–6.1%
Total oil1.4–2 mL
ApricotMelonGrassyCitrus+3
Amarillo
USAAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7
Archer
United KingdomAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid4–6%
Beta acid2–3%
Total oil0.6–0.8 mL
ApricotLimeFloralCitrus+1
Caliente
USADual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14–16%
Beta acid4.3%
CitrusPeachPineStone fruit+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.