Zythos → Amarillo
workable matchUse 1.25× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 11.25% → 9% · 67% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus, Floral, Grapefruit, Tropical
- Loses
- Tangerine, Pine
- Adds
- Spicy, Orange, Lemon, Melon, Apricot, Peach, Dank
United StatesZythos substitutes
Proven alternatives to Zythos and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.
Direct substitutes
3
Amarillo
USAAroma2014Pale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid7–11%
Beta acid5.5–8%
Total oil1–2.3 mL
FloralSpicyTropicalCitrus+7
Cascade
USADual purpose1972IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid4.5–9%
Beta acid4.8–7.5%
Total oil0.7–2.5 mL
GrapefruitFloralSpicyCitrus+1
Simcoe
USADual purpose2000IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11–15%
Beta acid3–5%
Total oil0.8–3.2 mL
FruityEarthyGrapefruitPassion fruit+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.
Zythos → Cascade
workable matchUse 1.67× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 11.25% → 6.75% · 67% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus, Floral, Pine, Grapefruit
- Loses
- Tangerine, Tropical
- Adds
- Spicy
Zythos → Simcoe
workable matchUse 0.87× the weight for the same bitterness
alpha acids 11.25% → 13% · 50% aroma match
- Keeps
- Citrus, Pine, Grapefruit
- Loses
- Tangerine, Floral, Tropical
- Adds
- Fruity, Earthy, Passion fruit, Berry, Apricot, Bubblegum
Similar aroma profiles
3Centennial
USADual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid7–12%
Beta acid3.5–5.5%
Total oil1–3 mL
PineCitrusFloralGrapefruit+1
Idaho 7
USAAromaPale AlePilsWitbier
Alpha acid9.5–14.9%
Beta acid3.5–5%
Total oil1–2 mL
Black currantTropicalCitrusApricot+8
Mosaic
USADual purposeIPAAPAPils
Alpha acid11.5–13.5%
Beta acid3.2–3.9%
Total oil1–1.5 mL
BlueberryTropicalCitrusGrassy+9
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.