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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 IPA1099441%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA611037%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale514848%1% - 100%
American IPA352843%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale146750%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale114353%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA95437%1% - 100%
Double IPA92838%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA77737%2% - 100%
American Light Lager77250%1% - 100%
English IPA60842%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA43838%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA42337%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale42242%3% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39454%3% - 100%
Saison38549%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA31834%1% - 100%
Saison27948%2% - 100%
Weissbier23154%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21658%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21137%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager18753%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18550%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18242%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale15951%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale14651%8% - 100%
Witbier14658%6% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13350%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12648%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10154%8% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale9741%10% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9471%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8545%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8445%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7954%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7541%14% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner7153%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7033%7% - 100%
American Lager6655%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale6246%12% - 100%
American Porter5853%11% - 100%
Clone Beer5747%6% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5641%3% - 100%
Kölsch5546%6% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5466%8% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5250%7% - 100%
Witbier5251%10% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4648%7% - 100%
Gose4576%17% - 100%
Cream Ale4548%10% - 100%
Imperial Stout4451%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4447%2% - 100%
English IPA4337%11% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4242%1% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
American Barleywine4037%12% - 100%
Light American Lager3957%3% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3767%20% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3662%11% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3550%20% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3429%11% - 67%
Australian Sparkling Ale3350%17% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Kölsch3251%14% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3256%13% - 100%
Tropical Stout3061%17% - 100%
American Barleywine2840%3% - 100%
British Strong Ale2842%4% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2843%7% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2855%14% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2748%11% - 100%
Strong Bitter2641%14% - 100%
Wheatwine2638%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2338%13% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2241%9% - 100%
Dry Stout2245%13% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer2051%17% - 100%
German Pils1955%19% - 100%
Robust Porter1933%10% - 100%
Old Ale1840%13% - 74%
Wild Specialty Beer1847%17% - 100%
International Amber Lager1752%15% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1757%19% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 100%
German Leichtbier1651%12% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1645%7% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
British Brown Ale1644%15% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1542%18% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Premium American Lager1545%10% - 100%
Braggot1550%9% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1450%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1438%5% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1349%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1354%13% - 100%
Gueuze1276%17% - 100%
Standard American Lager1252%13% - 100%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Trappist Single1145%25% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1143%15% - 100%
Sweet Stout1154%14% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Baltic Porter1048%13% - 100%
Vienna Lager1044%11% - 100%
Munich Dunkel1044%11% - 100%
Weizenbock1039%15% - 100%
Common Cider1077%33% - 100%
Other Specialty Cider or Perry966%40% - 100%
Scottish Light966%21% - 100%
Bière de Garde947%19% - 100%
Märzen960%22% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer946%24% - 80%
Dry Mead952%25% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale850%18% - 100%
English Barleywine857%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%
Old Ale642%29% - 62%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Vienna Lager531%12% - 50%
Scottish Export549%37% - 63%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%
Fruit Lambic570%33% - 100%
Festbier536%11% - 100%