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 20,006 recipes

Prevalence

13.4%

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

Bittering

0.19 g/L 0.84 g/L

0.35 g/L

Flavour

0.22 g/L 1.25 g/L

0.51 g/L

Aroma

0.28 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.69 g/L

Whirlpool

0.35 g/L 1.5 g/L

0.78 g/L

Dry Hop

0.57 g/L 2.5 g/L

1.33 g/L

Hop Addition Timing

Bittering (51 min) · 7% Flavour (20 min) · 9% Aroma (5 min) · 21% Whirlpool · 15% Dry Hop · 48%

% of total hop weight · avg boil time where applicable

Common Styles

62% New England IPA (337)
51% Specialty IPA (279)
46% Specialty IPA: New England IPA (1,813)
37% Imperial IPA (565)
36% Black IPA (147)
35% Double IPA (476)
35% American IPA (6,591)
29% Specialty IPA: Black IPA (168)
25% American Pale Ale (3,216)
19% English IPA (292)
16% Blonde Ale (648)
14% American Wheat Beer (186)
9% American Amber Ale (402)
8% Saison (286)
7% American Light Lager (222)

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

Pairs Well With

21% Cascade 4,165 recipes
19% Mosaic 3,768 recipes
18% Amarillo 3,532 recipes
17% Simcoe 3,437 recipes
16% Centennial 3,118 recipes
11% Galaxy 2,166 recipes
10% Cryo - Mosaic 1,911 recipes
9% Chinook 1,745 recipes
5% El Dorado 1,042 recipes
4% Warrior 891 recipes

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