Hop
Celeia
A gentle Slovenian aroma hop in the Styrian tradition, with soft floral and herbal notes.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 3–6% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | aroma |
| Origin | Slovenia |
| Storage stability | moderate |
How it is used
- Late boil. Added in the last few minutes, retaining more aromatic oils while adding modest bitterness.
- Dry hop. Added after the boil, during or after fermentation. Contributes aroma and flavour with essentially no isomerised bitterness.
If you like Celeia
Hops with comparable character. Similarity and substitutability are different questions, so each entry says which it is: a hop can smell alike and still change the beer if its alpha acid is far off.
Willamette 4–6% alpha
Shares floral, herbal, earth and wood with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: nothing in the recorded profile separates the two, which means BeerHQ cannot tell you how they differ rather than that they are interchangeable.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Bobek 3–7% alpha
Shares floral, herbal with Celeia; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings citrus that Celeia does not; lacks the earth and wood of Celeia.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
East Kent Goldings 5–7% alpha
Shares floral, herbal, earth and wood with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: nothing in the recorded profile separates the two, which means BeerHQ cannot tell you how they differ rather than that they are interchangeable.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Lublin 3–5% alpha
Shares floral, herbal with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings noble spice that Celeia does not; lacks the earth and wood of Celeia.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Saaz 2–5% alpha
Shares floral, herbal, earth and wood with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings noble spice that Celeia does not.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Straight substitutes
Close enough in both character and alpha acid to swap at a similar weight. Substitution is directional and imperfect — these are the nearest available options, not equivalents.
- Willamette — Shares floral, herbal, earth and wood with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Bobek — Shares floral, herbal with Celeia; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- East Kent Goldings — Shares floral, herbal, earth and wood with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Lublin — Shares floral, herbal with Celeia; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.