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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 IPA1023641%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA552837%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale477348%1% - 100%
American IPA338643%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale140149%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale101853%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA91237%1% - 100%
Double IPA87239%2% - 100%
American Light Lager76050%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA72237%2% - 100%
English IPA56342%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA41638%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA38936%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale38143%5% - 100%
American Wheat Beer37254%3% - 100%
Saison36848%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA30533%1% - 100%
Saison26449%2% - 100%
Weissbier20654%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer19459%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA19337%6% - 100%
Experimental Beer17850%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale17641%3% - 100%
International Pale Lager16354%4% - 100%
British Golden Ale14452%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Blonde Ale13750%8% - 100%
Witbier13459%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale12149%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter11048%2% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale9340%10% - 100%
Cream Ale8854%8% - 100%
Berliner Weisse8272%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale7846%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7254%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7241%14% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)7145%6% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA6834%7% - 100%
American Lager5958%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale5647%12% - 100%
Clone Beer5546%6% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5538%2% - 100%
American Porter5453%11% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner5354%3% - 100%
Witbier5352%10% - 100%
Kölsch5247%6% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5242%3% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5049%7% - 100%
Berliner Weisse4863%8% - 100%
Gose4475%17% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Cream Ale4349%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4246%2% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4243%1% - 100%
English IPA4137%11% - 100%
Imperial Stout4152%10% - 100%
American Stout4148%7% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4047%7% - 100%
American Barleywine3835%12% - 100%
American Brown Ale3644%13% - 100%
American Stout3636%3% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3563%11% - 100%
Light American Lager3555%3% - 100%
Kölsch3452%14% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3451%20% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3470%20% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3445%8% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3352%8% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Best Bitter3029%11% - 67%
Australian Sparkling Ale3050%17% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2943%7% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager2956%13% - 100%
British Strong Ale2742%4% - 100%
Tropical Stout2663%17% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2648%11% - 100%
American Barleywine2639%3% - 100%
Wheatwine2437%13% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2451%14% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Strong Bitter2342%14% - 100%
Sweet Stout2240%13% - 100%
Munich Helles1941%9% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer1952%17% - 100%
German Pils1857%19% - 100%
Robust Porter1830%10% - 63%
Old Ale1739%13% - 74%
Wild Specialty Beer1749%20% - 100%
Dry Stout1747%13% - 100%
German Leichtbier1653%17% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1645%7% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1545%14% - 100%
British Brown Ale1541%15% - 100%
International Amber Lager1554%15% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1545%12% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1456%19% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Winter Seasonal Beer1439%18% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1333%5% - 77%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1247%3% - 100%
Premium American Lager1250%10% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1251%7% - 100%
Braggot1243%9% - 100%
Brown Porter1255%13% - 100%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1143%15% - 100%
Standard American Lager1154%13% - 100%
Märzen1059%22% - 100%
Gueuze1079%23% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Trappist Single1044%25% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Other Specialty Cider or Perry966%40% - 100%
Baltic Porter942%13% - 78%
Scottish Light966%21% - 100%
Munich Dunkel937%11% - 50%
Sweet Stout952%14% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer946%24% - 80%
Dry Mead952%25% - 100%
Weizenbock938%15% - 100%
Common Cider871%33% - 100%
Bière de Garde752%19% - 100%
Wood-Aged Beer729%11% - 67%
English Barleywine755%9% - 100%
Dark Mild769%33% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale748%18% - 100%
Vienna Lager739%11% - 100%
North German Altbier731%14% - 50%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
Gueuze685%9% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Northern English Brown642%22% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Vienna Lager643%12% - 100%
Other Smoked Beer633%9% - 100%
Dunkles Weissbier640%17% - 67%
Scottish Export549%37% - 63%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
English Porter535%20% - 50%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%