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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 IPA991442%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA528937%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale462548%1% - 100%
American IPA333443%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale138049%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale98352%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA90137%1% - 100%
Double IPA85639%2% - 100%
American Light Lager75550%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA69937%2% - 100%
English IPA53542%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA40638%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA37437%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale36943%5% - 100%
Saison35848%1% - 100%
American Wheat Beer35555%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA29533%1% - 100%
Saison25949%2% - 100%
Weissbier19854%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA18637%6% - 100%
Fruit Beer18457%4% - 100%
Experimental Beer17650%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale17341%3% - 100%
International Pale Lager15955%4% - 100%
California Common Beer13945%6% - 100%
British Golden Ale13751%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale13350%8% - 100%
Witbier12659%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale12049%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter10549%2% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9456%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale8940%10% - 100%
Cream Ale8654%8% - 100%
Berliner Weisse8072%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale7647%6% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7041%14% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7055%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA6834%7% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)6345%6% - 100%
American Lager5658%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale5546%12% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5438%2% - 100%
Clone Beer5246%6% - 100%
Witbier5252%10% - 100%
American Porter5150%11% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5141%3% - 100%
Kölsch5046%6% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer4950%7% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner4955%14% - 100%
Berliner Weisse4663%8% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Cream Ale4450%10% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4356%10% - 100%
English IPA4237%11% - 100%
Gose4175%17% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4141%1% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4044%2% - 100%
Imperial Stout3949%10% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale3947%7% - 100%
American Stout3949%7% - 100%
American Barleywine3738%12% - 100%
American Brown Ale3644%13% - 100%
American Stout3434%3% - 100%
Light American Lager3454%3% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3470%20% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3450%20% - 100%
Kölsch3352%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3345%8% - 100%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3363%11% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3152%8% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2943%7% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale2849%17% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager2856%13% - 100%
Best Bitter2729%11% - 67%
British Strong Ale2641%4% - 100%
Tropical Stout2563%17% - 100%
American Barleywine2538%3% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2451%11% - 100%
Wheatwine2337%13% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2351%14% - 100%
Strong Bitter2244%14% - 100%
Sweet Stout2240%13% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener1939%13% - 100%
German Pils1857%19% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer1853%17% - 100%
Munich Helles1843%9% - 100%
Dry Stout1850%13% - 100%
Old Ale1739%13% - 74%
Wild Specialty Beer1749%20% - 100%
Robust Porter1631%10% - 63%
Oatmeal Stout1545%14% - 100%
German Leichtbier1554%17% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1541%7% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1456%19% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Foreign Extra Stout1446%12% - 100%
British Brown Ale1442%15% - 100%
International Amber Lager1351%15% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1334%18% - 100%
Premium American Lager1250%10% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1251%7% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1235%5% - 77%
Braggot1243%9% - 100%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Brown Porter1157%13% - 100%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1142%3% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Trappist Single1044%25% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Other Specialty Cider or Perry966%40% - 100%
Baltic Porter942%13% - 78%
Scottish Light966%21% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel946%15% - 100%
Märzen960%22% - 100%
Munich Dunkel937%11% - 50%
Sweet Stout952%14% - 100%
Gueuze977%23% - 100%
Fruit and Spice Beer946%24% - 80%
Dry Mead952%25% - 100%
Standard American Lager954%13% - 100%
Wood-Aged Beer729%11% - 67%
Common Cider774%33% - 100%
Weizenbock739%15% - 100%
Dark Mild769%33% - 100%
English Barleywine755%9% - 100%
Bière de Garde752%19% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale748%18% - 100%
Vienna Lager739%11% - 100%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
Gueuze685%9% - 100%
Flanders Red Ale653%15% - 100%
Specialty Smoked Beer659%33% - 100%
Northern English Brown642%22% - 100%
Schwarzbier638%17% - 62%
Belgian Dubbel643%14% - 100%
Vienna Lager643%12% - 100%
North German Altbier634%24% - 50%
Other Smoked Beer633%9% - 100%
Dunkles Weissbier640%17% - 67%
English Barleywine535%14% - 65%
Irish Stout564%20% - 100%
Autumn Seasonal Beer541%24% - 67%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%