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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 IPA1091141%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA603737%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale510348%1% - 100%
American IPA350543%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale146050%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale113653%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA94937%1% - 100%
Double IPA92139%2% - 100%
American Light Lager77250%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA76737%2% - 100%
English IPA60042%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA43538%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA41936%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale41942%3% - 100%
American Wheat Beer39254%3% - 100%
Saison38648%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA31734%1% - 100%
Saison27648%2% - 100%
Weissbier23154%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer21058%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA20937%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager18454%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18350%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18142%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale15951%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale14651%8% - 100%
Witbier14459%6% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13350%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12448%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10055%8% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale9640%10% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9171%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8445%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8345%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 Beer5646%6% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5641%3% - 100%
Kölsch5446%6% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Witbier5352%10% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5250%7% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5264%8% - 100%
Cream Ale4648%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%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4142%1% - 100%
Light American Lager3957%3% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
American Barleywine3937%12% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3767%20% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3550%20% - 100%
Best Bitter3529%8% - 67%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3563%11% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3350%17% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Kölsch3251%14% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3058%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%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 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%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1455%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1438%5% - 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%
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%
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%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale850%18% - 100%
English Barleywine854%9% - 100%
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%
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%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%
Fruit Lambic570%33% - 100%
Festbier536%11% - 100%