Citra Whole leaf hops are a brand new hop that's just recently reached the homebrewing world. Citra hops are grown by Sierra Nevada brewing company and have been used in their Torpedo Extra IPA. The only thing known about Citra Hops is that they contribute a pineapple, mango and citrus flavor. Very unique and very interesting.
Just the other day I brewed up an IPA using nothing but Citra hops and when it's kegged and ready I'll be sure to report back and post my results on the hops. If you're interested in purchasing some Citra Hops you can do so right here at the low price of $2 an ounce: Ben's Homebrew
Get them while they last. And before I go here's my recipe for citra hops.
Citra Hop IPA
3 lbs golden light DME (60 min boil)
3 lbs golden light DME (15 min boil)
1 lb Local Honey (flame out)
1 lb 40L crystal malt
1 oz Citra First Wort Hop
2 oz Citra 20 min
2 oz Citra 10 min
1 oz Citra Dry Hop
2 pkgs US-05 Fermentis Ale Yeast
Pretty simple. We'll see how she shines!
Revision: 10-29-09
Kegged it up and force carbed it. It was super fresh. These are my notes: Big pineapple, piney aroma with a touch of onion. Lots of front-forward pineapple flavor, rounds out to piney flavor and leaves a touch of onion in the back end of the finish. Interesting. It's almost like a mix of amarillo, simcoe and summit all in one.
A week has gone by and the onion flavor is gone. I have to say that this is one of the most interesting hops I've ever brewed with. This simple recipe could probably win a medal because the flavor in this beer completely blows away any other kind of IPA I've ever had. It's so unique. I gave a pint to my sister and she said, with no hesistation: "Wow, this is good." And it is good. The flavor blows away any 60 min IPA.
If you haven't tried Citra hops, give them a shot as a single addition to really understand how they work. It's freakin' awesome.
9 comments:
Wondering how the all-citra hop turned out...
There's an updated revision on the article and thoughts on the beer.
my bad...didn't see that
mine came out great... ill drop down soon an well compare...
Kurtz
hey, when are you gonna post again? this was pretty good!
Hey,
I was wondering what adding some of your malt extract at the beginning of your boil and some at the end does for overall sugar content. I've been trying to get my OG up and am wondering if that technique would increase my sugar levels. Does boiling of your wort evaporate off some of the sugars?
Thanks, ps IPA recipe sounds tasty
Actually, adding some of the DME late is for better hop utilization. If you add it all in at the start, you have a very concentrated boil, which inhibits some of the hop utilization (won't get the IBUs you expect). Also, you "could" carmalize more of the sugars...leading to a darker color. Overall, adding some of the DME or LME late is the way to go for any light colored and/or hoppy brew.
Made two batches of this, only partial mash (7.5 lbs grain total and 3.3 lbs lme), one with Wyeast 1056 and one with 1272. The one I made with the 1056 is hands down the best beer I have ever drank, let alone made. The other is about a week from tasting. Great recipe. I also just pitched your all amarillo pale. I'll let u know how it turns out.
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