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Components ranked by original alpha acid

13.9 to 17.5 %

Substitute for Columbus (CTZ) has the highest original alpha acid in the dataset, at 13.9 to 17.5 %.

Which component has the highest original alpha acid?

Substitute for Columbus (CTZ), at 13.9 to 17.5 %, tops the 26 components we hold a published original alpha acid for. The full ranking is below.

#	Components	Original alpha acid
1	Substitute for Columbus (CTZ)	13.9 to 17.5 %
2	Substitute for El Dorado	13 to 17 %
3	Substitute for Ekuanot	12.9 to 15.7 %
4	Substitute for Galaxy	12.3 to 19.8 %
5	Substitute for Sabro	11.6 to 17 %
6	Substitute for Sorachi Ace	11.5 to 14.5 %
7	Substitute for Citra	11 to 14.3 %
8	Substitute for Simcoe	11 to 15 %
9	Substitute for Azacca	11 to 16 %
10	Substitute for Chinook	10.7 to 15 %
11	Substitute for Mosaic	10.4 to 14 %
12	Substitute for Nelson Sauvin	10 to 13 %
13	Substitute for Hallertauer Magnum	9 to 18.2 %
14	Substitute for Hallertau Blanc	8 to 12.9 %
15	Substitute for Centennial	7.8 to 11.5 %
16	Substitute for Amarillo	6.7 to 11 %
17	Substitute for Cluster	6 to 9 %
18	Substitute for Motueka	5 to 8 %
19	Substitute for Cascade	4.5 to 7.9 %
20	Substitute for Riwaka	4.5 to 6.5 %
21	Substitute for East Kent Golding	4 to 6.5 %
22	Substitute for Willamette	3.8 to 6.5 %
23	Substitute for Fuggle	3 to 6.5 %
24	Substitute for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh	2.3 to 6.6 %
25	Substitute for Tettnang (Tettnanger)	1.9 to 5.5 %
26	Substitute for Saaz (Saazer)	1.4 to 7.5 %

Data as of 2026-09-05.