Citra® (BRAND HBC 394) has unique and highly favoured flavour characteristics. As the name suggests, its flavour descriptors include citrus including lime and grapefruit as well as other tropical fruity characters.

Form:

Type 90 Hop Pellets

Pack Sizes:

100g
250g (SAVE 10% OFF 100g Price)
500g (SAVE 15% OFF 100g Price)
1 Kg (SAVE 20% OFF 100g Price)
5 Kg (SAVE 30% OFF 100g Price)

Aroma:

Specific aroma descriptors include grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee.

Pedigree:

Developed by Hop Breeding Company and released in 2007. Citra® HBC 394 c.v. features fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of co-humulone. It is tolerant to downy mildew and powdery mildew with good pickability of dense, medium sized cones. Comprised of Hallertau Mittelfrüh, US Tettnang, Brewer's Gold and East Kent Golding.

Brewing Usage

Aroma

Brewing Value Certificatess

Variety: Citra® Brand 394
Crop Year: 2025 Batch No: PE04422 Alpha 14.7% Oil Content: 1.90 ml/100g Moisture: 7.50%

ACID/OIL RANGE LOW HIGH

ALPHA ACID 11-15% 0 20 (Med/High)
BETA ACID 3-4.5% 0 15 (Low)
TOTAL OIL 1.5-3 mL/100g 0 4 (Med/High)

Typical Beer Styles

American Pale Ale
IPA

Additional Information

Developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2007. Storage Stability ~75% alpha remaining after 6 months

Typical Brewing Values:
Alpha Acid 11 - 15%
Beta Acid 3 - 4.5%
Co-humulone 20 - 24%
Total Oil 1.5 - 3 mL/100g
B-Pinene 0.7 - 1% of total oil
Myrcene 60 - 70% of total oil
Linalool 0.6 - 0.9% of total oil
Caryophyllene 5 - 8% of total oil
Farnesene < 1.0% of total oil
Humulene 7 - 12% of total oil
Geraniol0 .3 - 0.5% of total oil

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