Hop
Tettnanger
A noble variety from the Tettnang region near Lake Constance — floral, mildly spicy and slightly fruitier than Hallertauer.
Also known as Tettnang.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as well established.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 4–6% |
|---|---|
| Beta acid | 3–5% |
| Cohumulone | 22–29% |
| Purpose | aroma |
| Origin | Germany |
| Storage stability | moderate |
How it is used
- Late boil. Added in the last few minutes, retaining more aromatic oils while adding modest bitterness.
- Traditional late lager hopping. Continental practice of late kettle additions of noble varieties for a fine, spicy-floral character.
If you like Tettnanger
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.
Liberty 3–6% alpha
Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; 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.
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh 3–6% alpha
Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; 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.
Hersbrucker 2–5% alpha
Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; 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.
Mount Hood 4–8% alpha
Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; 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.
Saaz 2–5% alpha · editorial
Closely related and comparable in aroma.
Not the same: brings earth and wood that Tettnanger 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.
- Liberty — Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Hallertauer Mittelfrüh — Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Hersbrucker — Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Mount Hood — Shares noble spice, floral, herbal with Tettnanger; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Used in
- German Pils
Pale, dry and firmly bitter, with a crisp finish and a spicy-floral noble hop character — Germany’s answer to the Bohemian original.
- Dortmunder Export
A pale lager sitting between Helles and Pils: fuller and firmer than the first, softer and less bitter than the second.
- Vienna lager
An amber lager built on gently kilned Vienna malt: toasty and lightly sweet, but finishing clean and dry.
- Kölsch
Cologne’s pale hybrid beer: ale-fermented then lagered, giving lager clarity and crispness with a whisper of fruit.