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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 IPA1079342%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA594037%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale504848%1% - 100%
American IPA348043%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale145150%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale111653%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA94337%1% - 100%
Double IPA90939%2% - 100%
American Light Lager76950%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA75737%2% - 100%
English IPA59642%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA43338%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale41342%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA41037%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer38954%3% - 100%
Saison38248%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA31534%1% - 100%
Saison27149%2% - 100%
Weissbier22855%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer20758%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA20537%6% - 100%
Experimental Beer18350%2% - 100%
International Pale Lager18054%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale18041%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale15451%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale14551%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Witbier13859%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale12950%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12248%2% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
Cream Ale9754%8% - 100%
American Strong Ale9640%10% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9271%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8445%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)7944%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7555%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7342%14% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7033%7% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner6753%3% - 100%
American Lager6256%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale6147%12% - 100%
American Porter5853%11% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5641%3% - 100%
Clone Beer5546%6% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Witbier5352%10% - 100%
Kölsch5346%6% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5250%7% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5164%8% - 100%
Gose4475%17% - 100%
Imperial Stout4451%8% - 100%
Cream Ale4449%10% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4348%2% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4248%7% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
English IPA4137%11% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4142%1% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
American Barleywine3937%12% - 100%
Light American Lager3858%3% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3649%20% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3664%11% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3569%20% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3330%11% - 67%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Kölsch3251%14% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3250%17% - 100%
Tropical Stout2962%17% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager2957%13% - 100%
American Barleywine2840%3% - 100%
British Strong Ale2842%4% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2843%7% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2649%11% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2653%14% - 100%
Strong Bitter2542%14% - 100%
Wheatwine2437%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2338%13% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2139%9% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer2051%17% - 100%
Dry Stout2045%13% - 100%
German Pils1955%19% - 100%
Old Ale1840%13% - 74%
Robust Porter1830%10% - 63%
Wild Specialty Beer1847%17% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 100%
International Amber Lager1653%15% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1657%19% - 100%
German Leichtbier1651%12% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1645%7% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1542%18% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Braggot1550%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1541%15% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1438%5% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1351%3% - 100%
Premium American Lager1348%10% - 100%
Dark American Lager1252%16% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1251%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1255%13% - 100%
Gueuze1276%17% - 100%
Standard American Lager1252%13% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1143%15% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Trappist Single1044%25% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Baltic Porter1048%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout1056%14% - 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%
Munich Dunkel937%11% - 50%
Fruit and Spice Beer946%24% - 80%
Dry Mead952%25% - 100%
Vienna Lager840%11% - 100%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
North German Altbier731%14% - 50%
Northern English Brown740%22% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale748%18% - 100%
English Barleywine755%9% - 100%
Gueuze787%9% - 100%
Dark Mild769%33% - 100%
Wood-Aged Beer729%11% - 67%
Dunkles Weissbier640%17% - 67%
Other Smoked Beer633%9% - 100%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
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%
Old Ale540%29% - 62%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Fruit Lambic570%33% - 100%
Festbier521%11% - 30%