Hops Alpha Acid Table
September 14, 2008 – 10:38 amAlpha Acids from hops contribute to the bitterness in beer. During the boil alpha acids are isomerized and increase international bittering units (IBUs). This site has an IBU calculator.
Hops also contain beta acids, which contribute to aroma only. The more alpha acids the more bittering potential per ounce. For example, one ounce of Northern Brewer (8.5) is roughly equivalent of two ounces of Domestic Hallertau (3.9) in terms of bittering potential.
This chart is a general guideline only. The actual AA varies from year to year depending on the weather, harvest conditions, and storage.
| Hops | Average Alpha Acids | |
| Amarillo | 9.5 | |
| Aquila | 7 | |
| B. C. Goldings | 5 | |
| Banner | 10 | |
| Bramling Cross | 6.5 | |
| Brewer’s Gold | 9 | |
| Bullion | 7.5 | |
| Cascade | 6 | |
| Centennial | 10.5 | |
| Challenger | 8.5 | |
| Chinook | 13 | |
| Cluster | 6.5 | |
| Columbus | 15 | |
| Comet | 10 | |
| Crystal | 3 | |
| Domesic Hallertau | 3.9 | |
| East Kent Goldings | 5 | |
| Eroica | 12 | |
| First Gold | 7.5 | |
| Fuggles | 4.8 | |
| Galena | 13 | |
| Glacier | 5.5 | |
| Goldings | 5 | |
| Hallertau Mittelfruh | 3.75 | |
| Hallertau Hersbrucker | 4 | |
| Herald | 12 | |
| Hersbrucker | 4 | |
| Horizon | 12.5 | |
| Huller Bitterer | 5.75 | |
| Kent Goldings | 5 | |
| Liberty | 4 | |
| Lublin | 4.5 | |
| Magnum | 14 | |
| Millenium | 15.5 | |
| Mount Hood | 5 | |
| Newport | 15.5 | |
| Northdown | 8.6 | |
| Northern Brewer | 8.5 | |
| Nugget | 13 | |
| Olympic | 12 | |
| Omega | 10 | |
| Orion | 7 | |
| Pacific Gem | 15 | |
| Perle | 9 | |
| Phoenix | 10 | |
| Pioneer | 9 | |
| Pride of Ringwood | 10 | |
| Progress | 6.25 | |
| Record | 6.5 | |
| Saaz | 3.8 | |
| Santiam | 6.5 | |
| Satus | 13 | |
| Simcoe | 13 | |
| Spalt* | 4.5 | |
| Sterling | 5.5 | |
| Sticklebract | 11.5 | |
| Strisselspalt | 3.5 | |
| Styrian Goldings | 5.5 | |
| Super Alpha | 13 | |
| Super Styrians | 9 | |
| Talisman | 8 | |
| Target | 11.5 | |
| Tettnanger | 4.5 | |
| Tomahawk | 15 | |
| Ultra | 4.5 | |
| Vanguard | 5 | |
| Warrior | 16 | |
| Whitbread Golding | 6 | |
| Willamette | 5.5 | |
| Wye Target | 10 | |
| Yamhill Goldings | 4 | |
| Yakima Cluster | 7 | |
| Yeoman | 7.25 | |
| Zenith | 9 | |
| Zeus | 15 |
If you do not see your hops listed here please leave a comment or send us feedback and we will find out for you!
5 Responses to “Hops Alpha Acid Table”
Love your website. I am still finding new things. Ever thougt of putting brief descriptions next to the hops and make that page printable? I am still learning all this and making a folder for brewing. CHEERS!!
By Jerry Malek aka Jo Diesel on May 19, 2009
Printable hops list is a great idea.
We are currently working on descriptions for all varieties, images of the leaves and cones.
Have fun brewing!
By Larry on May 19, 2009
This list is great… Thanks… But how about these hops:
Ahtanum
Nelson Sauvin
By Juha on Feb 13, 2010
Just created the updated 2009 version with these and other suggested varieties.
http://www.brewersfriend.com/2010/02/27/hops-alpha-acid-table-2009/
By Larry on Feb 27, 2010