Hop substitution worksheet for recipe planning

Check before the next step

• □Addition classified as boil, first wort, whirlpool or dry hop
• □Actual alpha acids checked on both packets
• □Product form and intended aroma compared
• □Boil time or whirlpool temperature and contact time recorded
• □Change reviewed and documented as a recipe copy

Record readings and decisions

Method and limitations

• For a bittering addition under comparable conditions: replacement weight = original weight × original alpha / replacement alpha. Example: 20 g at 10% → 25 g at 8%. This assumes the same boil time, wort and product form; it is an approximation.
• Alpha ratio is not an aroma dosing rule for whirlpool or dry hops. Consider aroma, temperature, contact time and product form together.
• A match score is a ranking aid, not a measured percentage of identical aroma. Do not replace concentrated products or extracts gram for gram without product guidance.