How much Citra would YOU dry hop?

[Davevjordon]

I love beers with a citrus finish. I have one batch that's almost halfway through fermentation, and another batch that's on it's first day of fermentation. I plan to dry hop Citra for 5-7 days probably, and I wanted to get other Brewers' opinions on how much Citra do you dry hop?

 

[secondbase]

Can you tell us what style of beer they are, grain bill, hop schedule, yeast used, etc?

 

[Revvy]

I don't think I've ever used more than 2 ounces of any hop for DRYHOPPING. Since you're only really getting some more "nose" from it, it seems like a waste of money to throw more in there.

 

[njohnsoncs]

I used 1 oz of Citra for my last IPA (5 gal). Dry hopped it for 3 days. I wanted a light citrus aroma.

 

[brick_haus]

I usually dry hop my IIPA with 3oz of Citra and 3oz of Mosaic.

 

[mulberry-brewster]

I add 2 Oz Citra at end of boil and dry hop 2 Oz

 

[Coathanger]

4oz! Giv'r!!

 

[brick_haus]

I usually dry hop my IIPA with 3oz of Citra and 3oz of Mosaic.

Oh, I should mention that I do 15g batches.

 

[Gravity]

I love beers with a citrus finish. I have one batch that's almost halfway through fermentation, and another batch that's on it's first day of fermentation. I plan to dry hop Citra for 5-7 days probably, and I wanted to get other Brewers' opinions on how much Citra do you dry hop?

This is to vague of a post to offer any advice

If its a citra IPA perhaps 1 - 4 ounces depending on previous additions

 

[stylus1274]

I'm here to tell you anything less than 3oz of citra per 5 gallons you will barely notice.

Start at 3 and go from there

 

[Braufessor]

My standard IPA uses a small bittering addition to get me to about 30 IBU's. I Throw 6ounces of hops in after I start chilling. I then dry hop with 6 ounces of hops (usually a combo of Citra, Galaxy and Mosaic)...... but, sometimes other varieties like Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, etc..... but, generally always around 6 ounces. This is in a 6 gallon batch.

 

[Sammy86]

I agree 3 OZ is a good starting point per 5 gallons. As others have noted you're just getting aroma from the dry hop...I did back to back batches of an IPA one had 3 ounces of dry hop the other 5 ounces...and couldn't tell a difference personally.

 

[applescrap]

Braufessor has it, imo.


My answer is
A. as much as you can afford
B. to taste
For b, I have a citra lager that would really taste great with 3 oz dh, but I'm looking for something lighter, something different, something Zima.

 

[Davevjordon]

Thanks for the opinions. Well, since both batches are 10 gallons, each batch split into two fermenters (4 total), I guess I'll try a variety. Just wanted to get an idea of what others have experienced. I'll post again in a week or two.

 

[GrogNerd]

gotta agree with the citra+mosaic combo... YUM!

best example is Deschutes' Fresh Squeezed, my favorite IPA not made down the street

3 oz even split in a 5-gallon batch

 

[HopGobbler]

I just dry hopped my Citra IPA this week, 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Cascade in a 5 gallon batch, can't wait to try it!

 

[stylus1274]

I just dry hopped my Citra IPA this week, 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Cascade in a 5 gallon batch, can't wait to try it!

You will wish you dry hopped more

 

[Oldskewl]

I just dry hopped my Citra IPA this week, 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Cascade in a 5 gallon batch, can't wait to try it!

I just made the Karma Citra IPA form NB. It used this dry hop combo. It is nice but I'd like more. I almost throw in an oz of mosaic to the whirlpool and another to the dry hop. Wish I had.

 

[HopGobbler]

You will wish you dry hopped more

I have a half pound of Citra in the freezer, may have to pull some out

I just made the Karma Citra IPA form NB. It used this dry hop combo. It is nice but I'd like more. I almost throw in an oz of mosaic to the whirlpool and another to the dry hop. Wish I had.

This is the same kit that I made, may add to it, thanks!

 

[applescrap]

I have a half pound of Citra in the freezer, may have to pull some out



This is the same kit that I made, may add to it, thanks!

Citra!

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[stylus1274]

I have a half pound of Citra in the freezer, may have to pull some out

Do it man! You will love it. Guaranteed!!!!!!!

 

[Davevjordon]

Update: force carbing tonight. And the beer is outstanding! 4oz of citra may be a bit much. I'm sure I could be happy with 2 or 3. It's almost like a lemonade-orange beer. But that seems perfect for this summer heat!
The other half of the 10 gal batch has 1.5oz citra, 4 oz cascade... we'll see after I keg and carbonate!
I think I've determined that I'll be happy with about 2.5oz citra when I want a "citrusy" beer.

 

[65C]

I just dry hopped my Citra IPA this week, 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Cascade in a 5 gallon batch, can't wait to try it!

for me that's a good quantity - I see a lot of people putting 2X or 4X+ that in - and I can enjoy drinking that one in every 100 beers - but I'm really over that extreme Citra thing now and appreciate a mellower Citra/Cascade flavour you're doing there - I can sink a few of those in an evening no problem

I've done a couple lately that are between Black IPA and Porter (without any sweet malts) and using mild/medium Citra/Cascade and they're coming our really really nice with some heavy bittering hops and those flavours from the dark grains

 

[bigplunkett]

Just go for add a pound. most ive done is 6oz in a iipa. Half was during fermentation.

 

[Murphys_Law]

I just had a glass of my house ale which was dry hopped with 2oz of citra and it was a pretty good beer with a nice aroma. This is a 5G batch.

 

[seatazzz]

As much as the law allows. Wait...there's NO law? Ok, as much as my bank account will allow. I'd love to do a Citra SMASH but I'm not rich (or brave) enough yet.

 

[HopGobbler]

for me that's a good quantity - I see a lot of people putting 2X or 4X+ that in - and I can enjoy drinking that one in every 100 beers - but I'm really over that extreme Citra thing now and appreciate a mellower Citra/Cascade flavour you're doing there - I can sink a few of those in an evening no problem

I've done a couple lately that are between Black IPA and Porter (without any sweet malts) and using mild/medium Citra/Cascade and they're coming our really really nice with some heavy bittering hops and those flavours from the dark grains

I stuck with the 1 oz Citra and 1 oz Cascade and sampled it during bottling and it tasted fantastic. Wanted to have a baseline in case I make this batch again to know if I need to dry hop it more or not the next time

 

[applescrap]

Dry hopping is not a moral endeavor. It's an aesthetic one. It's simple really, how much you add changes the flavor and character. There should be no discussion around weather 1 oz and 6 ounce dry-hopped taste the same. Question is which one do you want for which beer to make you happy. I just made a Citra lager and only used... I don't know if I put it in yet an oz. For the New England IPA it got six. If you want that flavor you need six, for my lager I wanted something different lighter. As long as it makes you happy then that's the answer, but make no mistake one and six oz do not taste the same. What is interesting to me would be, is, how close to 6 does one need to be to discern a difference in a blind taste test.

 

[pricelessbrewing]

All the citra!