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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 IPA1115241%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA622237%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale522048%1% - 100%
American IPA356043%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale147950%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale116853%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA96237%1% - 100%
Double IPA94038%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA78637%2% - 100%
American Light Lager78050%1% - 100%
English IPA62142%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA44338%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale43043%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA42836%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39954%3% - 100%
Saison38849%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA32434%1% - 100%
Saison28249%2% - 100%
Weissbier24154%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21858%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21537%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager19653%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18650%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18342%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale16351%7% - 100%
Blonde Ale14951%8% - 100%
Witbier14959%6% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13450%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12947%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10254%8% - 100%
American Strong Ale9841%10% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9471%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8745%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8245%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7954%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7541%14% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner7454%3% - 100%
American Lager7055%13% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7033%7% - 100%
American Brown Ale6446%12% - 100%
American Porter5853%11% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5841%3% - 100%
Clone Beer5747%6% - 100%
Kölsch5646%6% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5466%8% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5349%7% - 100%
Witbier5253%10% - 100%
Cream Ale4747%10% - 100%
Gose4576%17% - 100%
Imperial Stout4551%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4541%6% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4448%7% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
American Barleywine4437%12% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4447%2% - 100%
English IPA4337%11% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4243%1% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
Light American Lager4057%3% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
American Brown Ale3844%13% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3749%14% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3767%20% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3662%11% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3549%17% - 100%
Kölsch3449%13% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3429%11% - 67%
Irish Red Ale3444%8% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3256%13% - 100%
Tropical Stout3061%17% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2942%7% - 100%
American Barleywine2840%3% - 100%
British Strong Ale2842%4% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2855%14% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2748%11% - 100%
Strong Bitter2641%14% - 100%
Wheatwine2638%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2438%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2439%9% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Dry Stout2344%13% - 100%
German Pils2157%19% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer2051%17% - 100%
Robust Porter1933%10% - 100%
Old Ale1840%13% - 74%
Wild Specialty Beer1847%17% - 100%
International Amber Lager1752%15% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1757%19% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1744%7% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 100%
German Leichtbier1651%12% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1642%18% - 100%
Premium American Lager1645%10% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1634%5% - 100%
Braggot1648%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1644%15% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1450%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1349%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1354%13% - 100%
Standard American Lager1351%13% - 100%
Gueuze1276%17% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer1242%17% - 80%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Trappist Single1145%25% - 100%
Sweet Stout1154%14% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Baltic Porter1048%13% - 100%
Bière de Garde1049%19% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1044%15% - 100%
Weizenbock1039%15% - 100%
Common Cider1077%33% - 100%
Other Specialty Cider or Perry966%40% - 100%
Scottish Light966%21% - 100%
Vienna Lager945%11% - 100%
Märzen960%22% - 100%
Munich Dunkel937%11% - 50%
Dry Mead952%25% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale850%18% - 100%
English Barleywine856%9% - 100%
Dunkles Weissbier739%17% - 67%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
North German Altbier731%14% - 50%
Northern English Brown740%22% - 100%
Gueuze787%9% - 100%
Dark Mild769%33% - 100%
Wood-Aged Beer729%11% - 67%
Other Smoked Beer633%9% - 100%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
Irish Stout659%20% - 100%
Old Ale642%29% - 62%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer651%24% - 100%
Fruit Lambic675%33% - 100%
Vienna Lager531%12% - 50%
Scottish Export549%37% - 63%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Munich Helles513%6% - 25%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%
Festbier536%11% - 100%