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Substitute for Columbus (CTZ): hops like Columbus (CTZ)

Columbus (CTZ) (United States)

If you cannot get Columbus (CTZ), this is the closest hop and what changes in the beer.

Close, with a caveat. Chinook is the nearest substitute for Columbus (CTZ), but the aroma shifts.
Substitution
Columbus (CTZ) (United States)
Chinook

Original hop vs substitute

Out ofColumbus (CTZ) (United States)
Closest substituteChinook
Original alpha acid13.9 to 17.5 %
Original myrcene8.8 to 57.7 %
Original aromaPungent and vegetal with sweet fruit, floral, citrus and herbal notes; dank when dry-hopped

Notes

If Columbus is unavailable, Chinook is the nearest high-alpha bittering and dank-aroma substitute.

Chinook is a little lower in alpha and more piney than dank, so increase the charge slightly for the same bitterness and expect more pine, less vegetal punch.

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Related

Columbus (CTZ)full hop dataBest hops for a West Coast IPAwhere it is a pickChinookthe substitute in full (United States)

Sources: BarthHaas Columbus hop variety profile ยท BarthHaas Chinook hop variety profile