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Substitute for Nelson Sauvin: hops like Nelson Sauvin

Nelson Sauvin (New Zealand)

If you cannot get Nelson Sauvin, this is the closest hop and what changes in the beer.

Close, with a caveat. Hallertau Blanc is the nearest substitute for Nelson Sauvin, but the aroma shifts.
Substitution
Nelson Sauvin (New Zealand)
Hallertau Blanc

Original hop vs substitute

Out ofNelson Sauvin (New Zealand)
Closest substituteHallertau Blanc
Original alpha acid10 to 13 %
Original myrcene22 to 23 %
Original aromaWhite grape, gooseberry and grapefruit with tropical fruit, likened to Sauvignon Blanc wine

Notes

Out of Nelson Sauvin, Hallertau Blanc is the nearest white-grape substitute, bred for the same wine-like character.

Hallertau Blanc gives the muscatel-grape and elderflower note but lacks Nelson's sharp gooseberry bite; nothing fully replaces Nelson's Sauvignon-Blanc signature.

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Related

Nelson Sauvinfull hop dataBest hops for a New Zealand or wine-hop IPAwhere it is a pickHallertau Blancthe substitute in full (Germany)

Sources: Charles Faram Hop Oracle: Nelson Sauvin specification ยท BarthHaas Hallertau Blanc hop variety profile