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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 IPA1108941%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA616937%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale518748%1% - 100%
American IPA354943%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale147250%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale116253%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA95837%1% - 100%
Double IPA93538%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA78237%2% - 100%
American Light Lager77350%1% - 100%
English IPA61342%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA44138%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale42943%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA42636%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39454%3% - 100%
Saison38849%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA32134%1% - 100%
Saison28149%2% - 100%
Weissbier23754%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21558%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21437%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager19153%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18550%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18342%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale15951%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale14851%8% - 100%
Witbier14859%6% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13350%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12948%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10154%8% - 100%
American Strong Ale9841%10% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9471%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8645%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8445%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7954%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7541%14% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner7354%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7033%7% - 100%
American Lager6955%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale6246%12% - 100%
American Porter5954%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 Beer5250%7% - 100%
Witbier5251%10% - 100%
Cream Ale4648%10% - 100%
Gose4576%17% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4547%7% - 100%
Imperial Stout4451%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4441%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 Barleywine4236%12% - 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%
Kölsch3350%13% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 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 Stout2438%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2340%9% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Dry Stout2344%13% - 100%
German Pils2155%18% - 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%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 100%
German Leichtbier1651%12% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1642%18% - 100%
Premium American Lager1645%10% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1645%7% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Braggot1648%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1644%15% - 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%
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%
Old Ale642%29% - 62%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Fruit Lambic675%33% - 100%
Schwarzbier558%29% - 100%
Vienna Lager531%12% - 50%
Scottish Export549%37% - 63%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
Munich Helles513%6% - 25%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%
Festbier536%11% - 100%