Citra APA

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: US-05
Yeast Starter: No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: No
Batch Size (Gallons): 6
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.013
IBU: 38.3
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 6.6
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 5
Tasting Notes: Will update

4.50 KG 2-Row Pale Malt
0.50 KG Munich Malt (10l)
0.25 KG Crystal 40l
0.10 KG Carafoam

15 g Citra 60 Minutes
15 g Citra 30 Minutes
15 g Citra 15 Minutes
15 g Citra 0 minutes
15 g Citra 5 days Dry hop

Got a half pound of Citra from fresh hop a few weeks ago and thought I'd try 'em out by them selves to get a handle on how they taste and where they work best.

We don't get Torpedo up here so I only know what I've read. Wanted to keep the grain bill simple to let the hops shine through. (Also keep the math simple for me.). Not trying to make a big hop bomb just a nice session APA with the Citra hops forward.

All numbers are BeerSmith estimates. Brewing it tomorrow.

Rudeboy

Hey let us know how the all citra goes in this one, I love torpedo.

And not to be a jerk, sorry if it comes off that way, but recipes should probably stay in the recipes forum until its brewed and is a consistant winner in your mind. sounds great though.

looks good, what you looking to get out of the carafoam?

Fwiw I think rogue uses carafoam in their yellow snow ipa.

Rudeboy said:

4.50 KG 2-Row Pale Malt
0.50 KG Munich Malt (10l)
0.25 KG Crystal 40l
0.10 KG Carafoam

15 g Citra 60 Minutes
15 g Citra 30 Minutes
15 g Citra 15 Minutes
15 g Citra 0 minutes
15 g Citra 5 days Dry hop
Rudeboy

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A few months back I brewed an APA close to this recipe. Mine used Maris for base malt, .50lb 40L and .50lb red wheat instead of the carafoam.

Have you ever ridden a unicorn into a rainbow while hi-fiving Jesus? Mine turned out a lot like that. You will be pleased with the end product.

what is the alpha acid of the citra you got?

Citra was 11.0% AA Whole hops from FreshHops.

Weeeelll. It's OK. I don't know if I'd make this recipe again. The Citra is interesting but it's not like it's going to replace Cascade as my go to American hop. Too one dimensional.

I think I'll use it again but in conjunction with other hops, maybe in an American IPA. Simcoe for the Dank/Onion and Amerillo for the Blackberry, something for the pine and Citra for the Citrus.


The citrus is so overpowering it almost tastes fake, like a citrus fun dip.

Philrose Sorry to post on a speculative recipe I just thought people might be interested in a "new" hop. But you're right I could have just put this in the recipe forums.

Humman Brewing: "looks good, what you looking to get out of the carafoam?"

Foam

Seriously head retention, body, mouthfeel. Thought it might be a little thin need just a pinch of shoring up on that end. Just a theory.

Rudeboy

Thanks for posting your results rude, gives me an idea of what to expect from the untouched pound of citra in the freezer.

yup, after making an all citra IPA i will only be using this hop for aroma.

Citra works great blended with simcoe-amarillo. In your face citrus with a lingering bitterness.