All Citra extract brew

[Elderfi]

Hi All,

Im going to use up the remainder of my kits and bits before I take the plunge into partial mashing and all grain. I have 80grms of Citra two tins of coopers LME and half a kilo of imperial malt (i think it is similar to light crystal)

So i was thinking using

30grms of Citra at 60
25grms of Citra at 15
25grms of Citra at 0

Would this give me me a enough bitterness. Has anyone any exprience with using Citra as a bittering hop?

Thanks

 

[stakka82]

Gut feel is it'll be fairly bitter. Download brewmate and plug in your values and you shall know for sure.

 

[DU99]

IBU 52
EBC 11.5

 

[Elderfi]

IBU 52.... Thats pretty bitter right?

 

[slcmorro]

Yes

 

[Lecterfan]

IBU 52.... Thats pretty bitter right?

That is currently more a Zen koan than an answerable question until you know your OG…also you are talking about using 500gms of a malt similar to light crystal…that will affect how 'bitter' 50 IBU is...52 IBU might well be nothing more than a firm background bitterness. My APAs generally don't go under 50 IBU as a starting point, a few crystal and other spec malts and 50 IBU fades into the background.