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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 IPA1125041%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA631337%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale528948%1% - 100%
American IPA358143%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale148250%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale119053%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA96537%1% - 100%
Double IPA94238%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA79137%2% - 100%
American Light Lager78050%1% - 100%
English IPA62742%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA44538%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale43542%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA43236%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer40154%3% - 100%
Saison39049%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA32834%1% - 100%
Saison28749%2% - 100%
Weissbier24154%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer22659%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21637%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager20054%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer18950%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18342%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale16552%8% - 100%
Witbier15358%6% - 100%
Blonde Ale15050%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14145%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13650%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter13247%2% - 100%
Cream Ale10454%8% - 100%
American Strong Ale9841%10% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9571%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8946%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)8545%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7954%1% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner7654%2% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7642%14% - 100%
American Lager7354%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 Ale4950%10% - 100%
Gose4774%17% - 100%
Imperial Stout4551%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4541%6% - 100%
American Barleywine4539%12% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4448%7% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4447%2% - 100%
English IPA4337%11% - 100%
Light American Lager4258%3% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4143%1% - 100%
American Stout4035%3% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3850%14% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3868%20% - 100%
American Brown Ale3844%13% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3649%17% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3663%11% - 100%
Tropical Stout3562%17% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3552%8% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3429%11% - 67%
Kölsch3350%13% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3355%13% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale3141%7% - 100%
British Strong Ale3041%4% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale3055%14% - 100%
American Barleywine2840%3% - 100%
Strong Bitter2743%14% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2748%11% - 100%
Wheatwine2638%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2541%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2539%9% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
German Pils2256%19% - 100%
Dry Stout2245%13% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer2154%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 Lager1445%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Standard American Lager1451%13% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1349%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1354%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%
Scottish Export650%37% - 63%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
Irish Stout670%20% - 100%
Old Ale642%29% - 62%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer651%24% - 100%
Munich Helles616%6% - 30%
Fruit Lambic675%33% - 100%
Festbier642%11% - 100%
Schwarzbier545%29% - 100%
Vienna Lager531%12% - 50%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
English Porter534%20% - 50%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%