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Citra


Description: "Citra, as the name implies, has a strong citrusy profile. This is largely credited to its very high myrcene content. It has an extraordinary flavor profile of grapefruit, lime and tropical fruits but despite its high alphas, brewers often warn against its use for bittering, which is considered by some to be harsh and undesirable."

Substitutes: Simcoe®, Cascade (US), Centennial, Mosaic®

Most Used In:

Style Uses Avg. Usage Usage Range
American IPA999342%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA536137%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale465948%1% - 100%
American IPA334643%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale138649%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale99152%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA90537%1% - 100%
Double IPA86239%2% - 100%
American Light Lager75650%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA70636%2% - 100%
English IPA53842%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA40838%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA38137%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale37743%5% - 100%
Saison36149%1% - 100%
American Wheat Beer36055%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA30133%1% - 100%
Saison26049%2% - 100%
Weissbier19954%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA19037%6% - 100%
Fruit Beer18557%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer17650%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale17241%3% - 100%
International Pale Lager15954%4% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
British Golden Ale13951%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale13550%8% - 100%
Witbier12859%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale12049%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter10848%2% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9556%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale9040%10% - 100%
Cream Ale8754%8% - 100%
Berliner Weisse8172%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale7546%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7255%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7141%14% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA6834%7% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)6745%6% - 100%
American Lager5959%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale5646%12% - 100%
Witbier5451%10% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5438%2% - 100%
Clone Beer5346%6% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5242%3% - 100%
American Porter5251%11% - 100%
Kölsch5046%6% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer4950%7% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner4956%14% - 100%
Berliner Weisse4663%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4342%1% - 100%
Cream Ale4349%10% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4356%10% - 100%
English IPA4238%11% - 100%
Gose4175%17% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4044%2% - 100%
Imperial Stout3949%10% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale3947%7% - 100%
American Stout3949%7% - 100%
American Barleywine3837%12% - 100%
American Brown Ale3644%13% - 100%
American Stout3434%3% - 100%
Light American Lager3456%3% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3470%20% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3450%20% - 100%
Kölsch3352%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3345%8% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3363%11% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3152%8% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager2956%13% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale2948%17% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2943%7% - 100%
Best Bitter2930%11% - 67%
British Strong Ale2742%4% - 100%
Tropical Stout2563%17% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2550%11% - 100%
American Barleywine2538%3% - 100%
Wheatwine2337%13% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2351%14% - 100%
Sweet Stout2240%13% - 100%
Strong Bitter2244%14% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2139%13% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer1952%17% - 100%
German Pils1857%19% - 100%
Munich Helles1843%9% - 100%
Dry Stout1850%13% - 100%
Old Ale1739%13% - 74%
Robust Porter1731%10% - 63%
Wild Specialty Beer1749%20% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1545%12% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1545%14% - 100%
German Leichtbier1554%17% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1541%7% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1456%19% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
British Brown Ale1442%15% - 100%
International Amber Lager1351%15% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1334%18% - 100%
Premium American Lager1250%10% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1251%7% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1235%5% - 77%
Braggot1243%9% - 100%
Brown Porter1255%13% - 100%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1142%3% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1045%15% - 100%
Trappist Single1044%25% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Other Specialty Cider or Perry966%40% - 100%
Baltic Porter942%13% - 78%
Scottish Light966%21% - 100%
Märzen960%22% - 100%
Munich Dunkel937%11% - 50%
Sweet Stout952%14% - 100%
Gueuze977%23% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer946%24% - 80%
Dry Mead952%25% - 100%
Weizenbock939%15% - 100%
Standard American Lager954%13% - 100%
Wood-Aged Beer729%11% - 67%
Common Cider774%33% - 100%
Dark Mild769%33% - 100%
English Barleywine755%9% - 100%
Bière de Garde752%19% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale748%18% - 100%
Vienna Lager739%11% - 100%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
Gueuze685%9% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Northern English Brown642%22% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Vienna Lager643%12% - 100%
North German Altbier634%24% - 50%
Other Smoked Beer633%9% - 100%
Dunkles Weissbier640%17% - 67%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%