Citra hop??

[adm]

Really interested to do an all Citra beer as i loved some of the citra beers that came out over last summer...principally Fyne Ales Yarl which was great.
Torpedo IPA is really nice but i'd say, for me, its a once in a while beer...i'd prefer to make something less high ABV and IBUs. adm your recipe idea sounds great...what was the actually recipe and hopping schedule?
cheers,
calum

Here you go:

Grain Bill
3Kg Lager Malt
1Kg Munich Malt
1Kg Wheat Malt
90 min mash at 65C

Hop Schedule
10g Citra FWH (Loose Pellets, 13.4% AA)
15g Citra 15 mins
15g Citra 10 mins
15g Citra 5 mins
15g Citra Flame Out

That should be about 38 IBU, so a good introduction to the Citra hops.

Yeast was US05

Have fun!

[calumrobertson]

Awesome, sounds like a good one.
Much keener to use whole hops rather than pellets - had seen the maltmiller had whole citra but now out of stock! Seems to be 13.8% AA in that form so so not much difference.
Did you do a 60 minute boil or 90?
Was thinking i since they come in 100g bags i might also dry dry hopping..not done it before but think with citra it would work really well with all those citrus / fruit flavours.

[adm]

Yeah...whole hops would be great. Personally I prefer them, but I only had Citra pellets.

I normally boil for 90 minutes myself, but to be honest don't notice any difference with a 60 minute boil.

As for the dry hops - absolutely!

[leedsbrew]

I've got a beer in primary at the moment that uses the same hop schedule as adm's. it is smelling AWESOME!

I used

90% Pale Ale
5% CaraMunich III
5% Wheat

[beer gut]

I think that is a great idea Calum, i like pale ales to have a good hop flavour and character but iam not a real fan of ales where there is pure bitterness like some of the americaan i.p.a ales some these ales are 7% abv plus and have ibu's of 70 to 80.This to me is not appealing.The highest ibu's i have used is 54 and that to me was bitter enough for me i compare this to a hot curry and a mild curry, when the curry is so hot you can't taste anything but heat.This to me is the same as a ale that has been over hopped you can't taste anything but pure bitterness iam aware of where i.p.a come from but you can still make a i.p.a the old ways with lower hop levels and achol content my i.p.a averge from 4.8% abv,5.8% to 6.2% abv.I have not used my packet of Citra yet but i can't wait to use it though.The flavours this hop can produce will make a very special hop.I might make my own citra single hop ale.Happy brewing

[calumrobertson]

My citra hops arrived today..looking forward to doing that brew sometime soon, should be good. I usually just buy enough hops for each recipe so dont need to worry about storing them but for this one i'll have left over hops which i need to store for a week or two before dry hopping...any recommendations on how to store them best?

[adm]

If you can.....vacuum seal them and stick them in the freezer. If not, just try to get as much air out as possible - e.g. put them in a plastic bag, roll it up as tight as possible and tape it - then stick them in the freezer.

Freezer = good
Vac pack = better
Vac pack + freezer = best