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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 IPA1095841%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA606637%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale512748%1% - 100%
American IPA351743%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale146350%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale113853%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA95337%1% - 100%
Double IPA92439%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA77337%2% - 100%
American Light Lager77250%1% - 100%
English IPA60442%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA43638%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale42242%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA42137%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39454%3% - 100%
Saison38549%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA31834%1% - 100%
Saison27949%2% - 100%
Weissbier23254%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21258%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA20937%6% - 100%
Experimental Beer18450%2% - 100%
International Pale Lager18354%4% - 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 Bitter12548%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10055%8% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale9741%10% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9272%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8545%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8544%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7854%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7541%14% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7033%7% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner7052%3% - 100%
American Lager6455%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale6246%12% - 100%
American Porter5853%11% - 100%
Clone Beer5747%6% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5641%3% - 100%
Kölsch5546%6% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5365%8% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5250%7% - 100%
Witbier5251%10% - 100%
Cream Ale4548%10% - 100%
Gose4475%17% - 100%
Imperial Stout4451%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4447%2% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4348%7% - 100%
English IPA4237%11% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4242%1% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
Light American Lager3957%3% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
American Barleywine3937%12% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3767%20% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3662%11% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3550%20% - 100%
Best Bitter3529%8% - 67%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3350%17% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Kölsch3251%14% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3157%13% - 100%
Tropical Stout2962%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%
Old Ale1840%13% - 74%
Robust Porter1830%10% - 63%
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%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1438%5% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1351%3% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1349%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1354%13% - 100%
Dark American Lager1252%16% - 100%
Gueuze1276%17% - 100%
Standard American Lager1252%13% - 100%
Trappist Single1145%25% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1143%15% - 100%
Sweet Stout1154%14% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Baltic Porter1048%13% - 100%
Weizenbock1039%15% - 100%
Common Cider1077%33% - 100%
Other Specialty Cider or Perry966%40% - 100%
Scottish Light966%21% - 100%
Vienna Lager945%11% - 100%
Bière de Garde947%19% - 100%
Märzen960%22% - 100%
Munich Dunkel937%11% - 50%
Fruit and Spice Beer946%24% - 80%
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%
Vienna Lager643%12% - 100%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Scottish Export549%37% - 63%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
Old Ale540%29% - 62%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
English Porter549%20% - 100%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%
Fruit Lambic570%33% - 100%
Festbier536%11% - 100%