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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 IPA1072442%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: New England IPA588237%1% - 100%
American Pale Ale501848%1% - 100%
American IPA347043%2% - 100%
American Pale Ale144750%2% - 100%
Blonde Ale111353%3% - 100%
Imperial IPA93837%1% - 100%
Double IPA90639%2% - 100%
American Light Lager76950%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Black IPA75237%2% - 100%
English IPA59342%3% - 100%
Specialty IPA: White IPA42838%2% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Red IPA40837%4% - 100%
American Amber Ale40642%3% - 100%
American Wheat Beer38954%3% - 100%
Saison37949%1% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Rye IPA31534%1% - 100%
Saison26849%2% - 100%
Weissbier22755%4% - 100%
Fruit Beer20758%4% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA20537%6% - 100%
Experimental Beer18350%2% - 100%
American Amber Ale18142%3% - 100%
International Pale Lager17754%4% - 100%
British Golden Ale15351%8% - 100%
Blonde Ale14451%8% - 100%
California Common Beer14045%6% - 100%
Witbier13759%6% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale12950%9% - 100%
Standard/Ordinary Bitter12148%2% - 100%
American Wheat or Rye Beer9855%6% - 100%
American Strong Ale9540%10% - 100%
Cream Ale9554%8% - 100%
Berliner Weisse9172%14% - 100%
Irish Red Ale8445%6% - 100%
German Pilsner (Pils)7845%6% - 100%
Weizen/Weissbier7455%1% - 100%
Mixed-Style Beer7341%14% - 100%
Specialty IPA: Brown IPA6934%7% - 100%
Classic American Pilsner6653%3% - 100%
American Lager6356%13% - 100%
American Brown Ale6147%12% - 100%
American Porter5853%11% - 100%
Special/Best/Premium Bitter5641%3% - 100%
Clone Beer5546%6% - 100%
Specialty Beer5436%3% - 100%
Belgian Specialty Ale5437%2% - 100%
Witbier5352%10% - 100%
Kölsch5346%6% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer5149%7% - 100%
Berliner Weisse5064%8% - 100%
Gose4475%17% - 100%
Imperial Stout4451%8% - 100%
Cream Ale4449%10% - 100%
Russian Imperial Stout4440%6% - 100%
Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer4456%10% - 100%
Specialty Fruit Beer4348%2% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale4248%7% - 100%
American Stout4249%7% - 100%
English IPA4137%11% - 100%
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)4042%1% - 100%
American Stout3935%3% - 100%
American Barleywine3937%12% - 100%
Light American Lager3858%3% - 100%
American Brown Ale3744%13% - 100%
Belgian Tripel3649%20% - 100%
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer3664%11% - 100%
Fruit Lambic3569%20% - 100%
Irish Red Ale3544%8% - 100%
Ordinary Bitter3451%8% - 100%
Best Bitter3330%11% - 67%
Brett Beer3339%10% - 100%
Kölsch3251%14% - 100%
Australian Sparkling Ale3150%17% - 100%
Czech Pale Lager3057%13% - 100%
Tropical Stout2863%17% - 100%
American Barleywine2840%3% - 100%
British Strong Ale2842%4% - 100%
Belgian Blond Ale2843%7% - 100%
Belgian Tripel2649%11% - 100%
Strong Bitter2542%14% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale2553%14% - 100%
Wheatwine2437%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout2338%13% - 100%
Bohemian Pilsener2342%13% - 100%
Munich Helles2139%9% - 100%
Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer2051%17% - 100%
Dry Stout2045%13% - 100%
German Pils1857%19% - 100%
Old Ale1840%13% - 74%
Robust Porter1830%10% - 63%
Wild Specialty Beer1847%17% - 100%
Oatmeal Stout1744%14% - 100%
International Amber Lager1653%15% - 100%
German Leichtbier1651%12% - 100%
Belgian Pale Ale1645%7% - 100%
Foreign Extra Stout1643%12% - 100%
Alternative Grain Beer1559%19% - 100%
Winter Seasonal Beer1542%18% - 100%
Mild1545%10% - 100%
Braggot1550%9% - 100%
British Brown Ale1541%15% - 100%
Belgian Golden Strong Ale1437%13% - 83%
Czech Premium Pale Lager1351%3% - 100%
Premium American Lager1348%10% - 100%
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)1333%5% - 77%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale1251%7% - 100%
Brown Porter1255%13% - 100%
Gueuze1276%17% - 100%
Standard American Lager1252%13% - 100%
Dark American Lager1154%16% - 100%
Belgian Dubbel1143%15% - 100%
California Common1049%5% - 100%
Trappist Single1044%25% - 100%
Weizenbock1038%23% - 60%
Baltic Porter1048%13% - 100%
Sweet Stout1056%14% - 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%
Lambic782%33% - 100%
North German Altbier731%14% - 50%
Northern English Brown740%22% - 100%
Vienna Lager739%11% - 100%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale748%18% - 100%
English Barleywine755%9% - 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%
Festbier521%11% - 30%
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%
Kellerbier: Pale Kellerbier533%20% - 60%
Fruit Lambic570%33% - 100%