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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 IPA1118241%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA625437%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale524248%1% - 100%
American IPA356643%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale148350%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale117653%1% - 100%
Imperial IPA96237%1% - 100%
Double IPA94038%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA78737%2% - 100%
American Light Lager78050%1% - 100%
English IPA62542%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA44438%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale43242%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA43036%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39954%3% - 100%
Saison38949%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA32434%1% - 100%
Saison28548%2% - 100%
Weissbier24054%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21958%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21737%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager19853%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18650%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18342%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale16352%8% - 100%
Witbier15259%6% - 100%
Blonde Ale14951%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14145%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13650%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12947%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10354%8% - 100%
American Strong Ale9841%10% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9471%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8845%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8346%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7954%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7642%14% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner7454%3% - 100%
American Lager7055%13% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7033%7% - 100%
American Brown Ale6346%12% - 100%
American Porter5952%7% - 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 Beer5349%7% - 100%
Witbier5253%10% - 100%
Cream Ale4747%10% - 100%
Gose4674%17% - 100%
Imperial Stout4551%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4541%6% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4448%7% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
American Barleywine4438%12% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4447%2% - 100%
English IPA4337%11% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4243%1% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
Light American Lager3957%3% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
American Brown Ale3844%13% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3749%14% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3767%20% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3649%17% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3662%11% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3429%11% - 67%
Irish Red Ale3444%8% - 100%
Kölsch3350%13% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Tropical Stout3260%17% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3256%13% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale3041%7% - 100%
British Strong Ale2941%4% - 100%
American Barleywine2840%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2855%14% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2748%11% - 100%
Strong Bitter2641%14% - 100%
Wheatwine2638%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2438%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2439%9% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Dry Stout2344%13% - 100%
German Pils2157%19% - 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%
Belgian Pale Ale1744%7% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 100%
German Leichtbier1651%12% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1642%18% - 100%
Premium American Lager1645%10% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1634%5% - 100%
Braggot1648%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1644%15% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 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%
Specialty Smoked Beer758%33% - 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%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer651%24% - 100%
Munich Helles616%6% - 30%
Fruit Lambic675%33% - 100%
Schwarzbier545%29% - 100%
Vienna Lager531%12% - 50%
Scottish Export549%37% - 63%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
English Porter537%20% - 50%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%
Festbier536%11% - 100%