Citra

All Hops

USA Both

citrusgrapefruitpeachmelonlimefloralgooseberrypassion_fruitlychee

Alpha

10% 15%

12.8%

Beta

3% 4.5%

Cohum.

20% 35%

Oils

1.5 mL 3 mL

Description

Citra is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process. The Citra hop is a high alpha acid hop with a strong, yet smooth floral and citrus aroma and flavor. It has specific aroma descriptors that include grapefruit, citrus, peach, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee and a smooth bitterness when added to the boil. Citra hops have become one of the most popular hops in the world.

Recipe Stats based on 20,696 recipes

Prevalence

13.5%

Usage by addition type (g/L · median with IQR range)

Bittering

0.2 g/L 1.03 g/L

0.41 g/L

Flavour

0.27 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.69 g/L

Aroma

0.35 g/L 1.5 g/L

0.75 g/L

Whirlpool

0.44 g/L 1.88 g/L

1.25 g/L

Dry Hop

0.67 g/L 2.73 g/L

1.37 g/L

Hop Addition Timing

Bittering (51 min) · 8% Flavour (20 min) · 11% Aroma (5 min) · 25% Whirlpool · 13% Dry Hop · 43%

% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable

Common Styles

62% New England IPA (400)
50% Specialty IPA (292)
47% Specialty IPA: New England IPA (1,935)
37% Imperial IPA (573)
36% Black IPA (155)
36% Double IPA (519)
35% American IPA (6,757)
29% Specialty IPA: Black IPA (169)
25% American Pale Ale (3,302)
19% English IPA (302)
15% Blonde Ale (654)
14% American Wheat Beer (189)
9% American Amber Ale (410)
8% Saison (290)
7% American Light Lager (225)

% of [style] recipes using this hop · (recipe count in brackets)

Pairs Well With

21% Cascade 4,252 recipes
18% Mosaic 3,792 recipes
18% Amarillo 3,631 recipes
17% Simcoe 3,524 recipes
15% Centennial 3,204 recipes
11% Galaxy 2,199 recipes
10% Cryo - Mosaic 2,060 recipes
9% Chinook 1,784 recipes
5% El Dorado 1,096 recipes
4% Warrior 912 recipes

% of recipes using this hop that also use the paired hop