Hop Substitutions

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What do you do when you are unable to find a #hop variety online or at your local homebrew shop? Hopefully you’re not throwing in the proverbial towel!

Many hop varieties can be used instead of hard to obtain hops with great success.

All of the hop substitutions suggested below were provided by YCH Hops. All hop varieties are domestic (USA) unless labeled otherwise.

Use the following key to help identify hop variety origins:

• AUS – Australia
• CZE – Czech
• DEU – Germany
• FRA – France

• GBR – Great Britain
• NZL – New Zealand
• POL – Poland
• SVN – Slovenia

Visit YCH Hop’s hop variety section of their website for more in depth descriptions off all the hops listed below!

Hop Variety	Possible Hop Substitution
Admiral (GBR)	Northdown (GBR) Target (GBR) Challenger (GBR)
Ahtanum	Cascade
Amarillo	Cascade Centennial Simcoe
Aramis (FRA)	Centennial Chinook Hallertau Tettnang
Bitter Gold	Galena Nugget
Bramling Cross (GBR)	East Kent Golding (GBR) Progress (GBR)
Bravo	Columbus Magnum Nugget
Brewer’s Gold	Chinook Galena Nugget
Brewer’s Gold (DEU)	Galena Northern Brewer Northdown (GBR)
Bullion	Brewer’s Gold Chinook Columbus Galena Northern Brewer
Cascade	Ahtanum Amarillo Centennial
Centennial	Cascade Chinook Columbus
Challenger (GBR)	Northern Brewer Perle (DEU)
Chelan	Galena Nugget
Chinook	Columbus Northern Brewer Nugget
Citra	Galaxy (AUS) Taurus (DEU)
Cluster	Galena
Columbia	Fuggle
Columbus	Chinook Galena Millennium Nugget
Comet	Galena Summit
Crystal	Hallertau Liberty Mt. Hood Strisselpalt (FRA) Hersbruker (DEU)
East Kent Golding (GBR)	Golding Progress (GBR)
Eroica	Brewer’s Gold Galena Glacier Bullion
First Gold (GBR)	Crystal East Kent Golding (GBR)
Fuggle	Willamette Fuggle (GBR) Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Fuggle (GBR)	Fuggle Wilamette Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Galaxy (AUS)	Citra
Galena	Brewer’s Gold Columbus Nugget
Glacier	Fuggle Willamette Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Golding	Fuggle Willamette East Kent Golding (GBR) Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Green Bullet (NZL)	Fuggle Willamette
Hallertau	Liberty Mt. Hood Hallertau Mittelfruh (DEU) Magnum (DEU) Merkur (DEU) Taurus (DEU) Tradition (DEU)
Hallertau Mittelfruh (DEU)	Liberty Vanguard Tradition (DEU)
Helga (AUS)	Hallertau
Hersbruker (DEU)	Mt. Hood Strisselpalt (FRA)
Horizon	Magnum
Liberty	Hallertau Mt. Hood Tradition (DEU)
Magnum	Columbus Horizon Nugget Magnum (DEU)
Magnum (DEU)	Columbus Nugget
Merkur (DEU)	Magnum Taurus (DEU) Tradition (DEU)
Millennium	Columbus Nugget Summit
Motueka (NZL)	Saaz Sterling
Mt. Hood	Strisselpalt (FRA) Hallertau Mittelfruh (DEU) Hersbruker (DEU)
Mt. Rainier	Brewer’s Gold Fuggle Hallertau
Newport	Brewer’s Gold Fuggle Galena Magnum Nugget
Northdown (GBR)	Northern Brewer Challenger (GBR)
Northern Brewer	Chinook Galena Northern Brewer (DEU)
Northern Brewer (DEU)	Chinook Columbus Galena Magnum Northern Brewer Brewer’s Gold (DEU)
Nugget	Columbus Galena Magnum
Olympic	Chinook
Opal	Tettnang East Kent Golding (GBR) Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Pacific Gem (NZL)	Galena
Pacifica (NZL)	Hallertau
Palisade	Willamette
Perle	Northern Brewer Northern Brewer (DEU) Perle (DEU)
Perle (DEU)	Northern Brewer Perle
Phoenix (GBR)	Northdown (GBR) Challenger (GBR)
Pilgrim (GBR)	Target (GBR) Challenger (GBR)
Pioneer (GBR)	East Kent Golding (GBR)
Progress (GBR)	Fuggle East Kent Golding (GBR)
Rakau (NZL)	Amarillo Summit
Saaz	Sterling Saaz (CZE) Lublin (POL)
Saaz (CZE)	Saaz Sterling Lublin (POL)
Santiam	Spalt (DEU) Tettnang (DEU) Select (DEU)
Saphir (DEU)	Hallertau
Select (DEU)	Saaz Tettnang Hersbruker (DEU) Spalt (DEU) Tettnang (DEU)
Simcoe	Magnum Summit
Spalt (DEU)	Saaz Tettnang
Sterling	Saaz (CZE) Lublin (POL)
Sticklebract (NZL)	Northern Brewer (DEU)
Strisselpalt (FRA)	Crystal Liberty Mt. Hood Hersbruker (GBR)
Styrian Aurora (SVN)	Styrian Bobek (SVN) Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Styrian Celeia (SVN)	Saaz, Styrian Bobek (SVN) Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)
Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)	Fuggle Fuggle (GBR) Styrian Bobek (SVN)
Sylva (AUS)	Saaz (CZE)
Summit	Columbus Millennium Simcoe Warrior
Target (GBR)	Fuggle Willamette
Taurus (DEU)	Citra Magnum Tradition (DEU)
Tettnang	Fuggle Santiam Spalt (DEU)
Tettnang (DEU)	Saaz Hersbruker (DEU) Spalt (DEU) Select (DEU)
Tradition (DEU)	Liberty Hallertau Mittelfruh (DEU)
Tripleperle	Perle
Triskel (FRA)	Ahtanum Centennial Chinook Simcoe
Ultra	Hallertau
Vanguard	Hallertau Liberty Mt. Hood Hersbruker (DEU)
Warrior	Columbus Magnum Nugget
WGV (GBR)	East Kent Golding (GBR) Progress (GBR)
Willamette	Fuggle Glacier Tettnang Styrian Savinjski Golding (SVN)

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/hop-substitutions/

INFOGRAPHIC: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DIFFERENT STYLES OF BEER

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So next time you have the urge to spark up a conversation about blonde ales or stouts, have a quick look at this infographic first. It’s pretty much the most useful cheat sheet you’ll ever need.


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Oyster Stout: The Tricks for Making Beer with Mollusks

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Lots of unusual ingredients are used in making #beer, especially by us #homebrewers. So it’s really no surprise that oysters—the kind from the ocean, not the Rocky Mountains (although that’s happened, too)—eventually made their way into the brew kettle.

It may sound repulsive, but the results can be far more pleasant than the smell of low tide on a hot day. In Victorian-era England, oysters and beer were a common food and drink pairing. Mollusks and other shelled seafood were fairly cheap in these times, and “stout porter” was overflowing mugs at local taverns. It seemed a match made in beer-heaven, with the sweet and salty oysters balancing the roasty and smooth characteristics of the dark brews.

Eventually the oyster shells made their way into the brew kettle, likely to promote clarity, but it also enhanced some of the beer’s bitter flavors while creating a softer mouth feel. It is said whole oysters—meat and all—were first being used by brewers in New Zealand in the early 20th century. Since then, the briny and minerally ocean-qualities have picked up quite a following among beer brewers and drinkers.

These days, the salty mollusks are used primarily to brew oyster stout. The style characteristics vary widely, concerning everything from the base style to the parts of the oyster used. For the homebrewer, it is suggested to pick a tried-and-true stout recipe that you are confident in. Based on the recipe specifications, you can start to determine the best way to instill briny characteristics through various possible oyster additions.

If brewing something like an oatmeal stout with big bold flavors, consider using all parts of the oyster: shells, meat and brine (the liquid inside oyster shells, sometimes called “liquor”). Using all components will add the briny, sea-water qualities while the meat can soften up the mouth feel.

If brewing something a bit more subtle like a dry stout, just using the shells might be wise to instill some salinity without making it unpleasantly salty. The amount of oysters used all depends on the base style, as explained above, and the desired amount of oyster characteristics.

Some commercial brewers use one whole oyster per barrel, while others use one pound of oysters per barrel. Oyster character is typically very subtle, but adding too much could leave you with a beer more reminiscent of fish soup, though this would take a lot of oysters.

If brewing a five-gallon batch of oatmeal stout, start out with 0.5-0.75 pounds of shucked oysters, and adjust future recipes to fit your desired taste. If brewing dry stout of the same volume, start with a dozen or so oyster shells. Oysters are typically added to wort during the boil. As a precautionary step, it’s highly recommended to add the oysters with at least 10 minutes left in the boil in order to cook them fully. Many brewers will add the shells right when the boil gets going and the meat and brine towards the end of the boil. That’s it!

Go get yourself a bucket of oysters, a shucking knife and glove and have an oyster stout brewday party. But be sure you don’t serve a pint to your friends with shellfish allergies!


http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/oyster-stout-tricks-brewing-mollusks/