Citra

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Shitra!

 

[2cranky]

I did these ones a few months back - when it was hotter!
Very smashable. both good Citrus
if I did it again I'd probably 2x the dry hops.
I would also add the 1min at flame out let it sit to 75c then add the steep for 30min then chill

 

[pcqypcqy]

Be careful with your FWH and citra, being such a high AA hop. If you were just shifting your 60 min addition to FWH, probably no difference, but a few articles on FWH recommend shifting some of your late additions to FWH. Might be OK with lower AA varieties but can give you a very bitter beer with Citra as I found out.

That said, I dialled it back a bit and did a follow up batch that was 100% BB Pale and 500g of Citra in a 6 gallon batch. For the first 2 weeks it was probably the most amazing thing I've ever brewed, lots of bright, fresh tropical flavours with a hint of citrus acidity. I was thinking of calling it Passito actually as it was that old school passito flavour (not the new stuff).

As it loses it's freshness though it does go down hill a bit. I wouldn't say banana, but more mellow tropical like a still fruit juice.

 

[Matplat]

Yeah I put a batch down a while back. It was incredible

And what was your FG? surely you would have been mashing at 70 to get that high an FG?

I recently did an IPA that went from 1070 to 1019, and it is waaay too sweet.

 

[mtb]

From memory it was 1020, or thereabouts. I mashed at 71. The intense bitterness balanced well with the sweetness - I think that's what keeps it in check.

 

[pirateagenda]

My last brew was Dr Smurto's with Citra instead of amarillo and 2g/l citra dry hopped. Was absolutely delicious.

I get a strong tropical and stonefruit aroma and taste from it personally. Could see how it could be overpowering in larger doses, but haven't encountered any bannana or syrupy flavours.