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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 IPA1144041%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA647237%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale537648%1% - 100%
American IPA360843%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale150150%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale122953%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA97436%1% - 100%
Double IPA95838%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA80936%2% - 100%
American Light Lager78850%1% - 100%
English IPA63442%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA44738%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale44642%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA43736%4% - 100%
American Wheat Beer41254%3% - 100%
Saison39249%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA32834%1% - 100%
Saison28949%2% - 100%
Weissbier24554%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer23458%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA21737%6% - 100%
International Pale Lager20454%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer19350%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18642%3% - 100%
British Golden Ale16652%8% - 100%
Witbier15458%6% - 100%
Blonde Ale15251%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14145%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale13950%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter13647%2% - 100%
Cream Ale11055%8% - 100%
American Strong Ale10141%10% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9971%14% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)9345%6% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8646%6% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer8341%9% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner8053%2% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7954%1% - 100%
American Lager7754%13% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA7134%7% - 100%
American Brown Ale6446%12% - 100%
American Porter6251%7% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5942%3% - 100%
Clone Beer5847%6% - 100%
Kölsch5646%6% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5551%7% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5465%8% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Witbier5252%10% - 100%
Cream Ale4950%10% - 100%
Gose4774%17% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4741%6% - 100%
English IPA4638%11% - 100%
Imperial Stout4652%8% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4548%7% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4557%10% - 100%
American Barleywine4538%12% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4547%2% - 100%
Light American Lager4358%3% - 100%
American Stout4350%7% - 100%
American Stout4235%3% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4143%1% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3850%14% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3848%17% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3868%20% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3751%8% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3663%11% - 100%
Tropical Stout3562%17% - 100%
Best Bitter3530%11% - 67%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3556%13% - 100%
Kölsch3350%13% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
British Strong Ale3239%4% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale3141%7% - 100%
American Barleywine2940%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2955%14% - 100%
Strong Bitter2844%14% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2848%11% - 100%
German Pils2751%9% - 100%
Wheatwine2638%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2541%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2539%9% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Dry Stout2245%13% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer2154%17% - 100%
Robust Porter2033%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%
Mild1643%10% - 100%
Premium American Lager1645%10% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Braggot1648%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1644%15% - 100%
Standard American Lager1649%13% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1535%5% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1445%3% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1349%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1354%13% - 100%
Gueuze1377%17% - 100%
Sweet Stout1258%14% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer1242%17% - 80%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Trappist Single1145%25% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Baltic Porter1048%13% - 100%
Bière de Garde1049%19% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1044%15% - 100%
Weizenbock1039%15% - 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%
Common Cider974%33% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale850%18% - 100%
English Barleywine856%9% - 100%
Dunkles Weissbier739%17% - 67%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
North German Altbier731%14% - 50%
Irish Stout764%20% - 100%
Northern English Brown740%22% - 100%
Gueuze787%9% - 100%
Dark Mild769%33% - 100%
Wood-Aged Beer729%11% - 67%
Schwarzbier646%29% - 100%
Other Smoked Beer633%9% - 100%
Scottish Export649%37% - 63%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 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%
Vienna Lager531%12% - 50%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Wee Heavy562%25% - 100%
English Porter534%20% - 50%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Doppelbock537%12% - 100%