Strata/Citra ratio for NEIPA

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Hi all - I have a pound of Strata from YVH but have never brewed with the hop before. Planning on doing my "house" NEIPA recipe with Strata and Citra together. Curious if folks have a suggested ratio for hopping....I'm currently planning to use a 2:1 Strata:Citra ratio but like I said, I have no idea if that will work well as I've never used Strata.

Draft version of the recipe below, feel free to critique. Thanks!

Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.067
Final Gravity: 1.018
ABV (standard): 6.38%
IBU (tinseth): 50.52
SRM (morey): 6.03

FERMENTABLES:
9 lb - Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt (67.5%)
2 lb - White Wheat (15%)
2 lb - Flaked Oats (15%)
0.33 lb - American Honey Malt (2.5%)

HOPS:
4 oz - Strata , Type: Pellet, AA: 12, Use: Hop Stand for 15 min, IBU: 32.68
2 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 13.1, Use: Hop Stand for 15 min, IBU: 17.84
4 oz - Strata , Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12, Use: Dry Hop for 3-7 days
2 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 13.1, Use: Dry Hop for 3-7 days

YEAST:
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
 
I've used a ton of Citra (only an eighth ton of Strata ;)) and I think you're on the right track wrt relative intensity of their characters as Citra does tend to dominate everything around it. I typically use Strata with Azacca and Idaho 7 (Fantastic Haze clone) where the players are all about equal...

Cheers!
 
I've used a ton of Citra (only an eighth ton of Strata ;)) and I think you're on the right track wrt relative intensity of their characters as Citra does tend to dominate everything around it. I typically use Strata with Azacca and Idaho 7 (Fantastic Haze clone) where the players are all about equal...

Cheers!
Thanks for the sense check! I’ll report back once I brew it up.
 
Ditto! 2:1 Strata-to-Citra, or more. Strata is moderately assertive, but Citra is the 800-pound gorilla of hop aroma.

I’ve done a number of Strata beers, some of which come out generically fruity (though pleasant), and some have a lovely and intense cannabis note. It seems that late additions and hop stands favor the weed, while dry hopping gives more generic fruit.

I’ve done 1:1 Strata-to-Krush LUPOMAX, and been very, very happy with the result. I may never use a different partner for Strata again.
 
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