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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 IPA1104641%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA613837%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale517148%1% - 100%
American IPA353943%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale147250%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale115653%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA95837%1% - 100%
Double IPA93238%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA78137%2% - 100%
American Light Lager77250%1% - 100%
English IPA60942%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA43938%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA42536%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale42542%3% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39554%3% - 100%
Saison38749%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA31934%1% - 100%
Saison27848%2% - 100%
Weissbier23354%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21458%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21237%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager18853%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18550%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18242%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale15951%8% - 100%
Witbier14758%6% - 100%
Blonde Ale14651%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13450%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12748%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10055%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 Lager6755%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale6246%12% - 100%
American Porter5954%11% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5841%3% - 100%
Clone Beer5747%6% - 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%
Gose4576%17% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4547%7% - 100%
Cream Ale4548%10% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4540%6% - 100%
Imperial Stout4451%8% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4447%2% - 100%
English IPA4337%11% - 100%
American Barleywine4336%12% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4242%1% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
Light American Lager3957%3% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3767%20% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3650%20% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3662%11% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3429%11% - 67%
Australian Sparkling Ale3449%17% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3444%8% - 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%
Dry Stout2344%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2241%9% - 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%
Premium American Lager1645%10% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1645%7% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Braggot1648%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1644%15% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1542%18% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1535%5% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1450%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
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%
Bière de Garde1049%19% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer1044%24% - 80%
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%
Dunkles Weissbier739%17% - 67%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
North German Altbier731%14% - 50%
Northern English Brown740%22% - 100%
English Barleywine755%9% - 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%