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Citra

Post by Deebee » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:21 am

hi All.

So I jumped on the Seymour Citra gold bandwagon and got some of these in preparation for a mid November brew day with a view to it being fdrinkable around new year. this will make the Christmas period a little lighter as my juløl is rather meaty:9

But, I am not a lover of the typical American c hops. I hate the overpowering that I find cascade gives, Centennial is ok in small doses, Chinook reminds me of cascade.... you see where I am going.

If I wanted a beer to taste of grapefruit juice.... I would drink grapefruit juice:)

So what flavor does Citra give. From its name I get citrus but how strong is it?

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Re: Citra

Post by gibbiem » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:57 pm

Get a refund on your citra ha ha

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Re: Citra

Post by Deebee » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:08 pm

gibbiem wrote:Get a refund on your citra ha ha
Oh poo!

IS it really like that?

if so it will be ok for the guy I am breing with to have it.. he asked for a citrusy type beer. so this must be right for him right?
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Re: Citra

Post by DeadFall » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:09 pm

They're quite strong in a grapefruit/melon way to my taste buds. I've put some in an apricot & ginger saison recently but I haven't tasted it yet, it was smelling awesome when I bottled it though (got an exact bottle amount, so no taster). It might work for you if you want to do something along the lines of Bitter & Twisted rather than an in your face APA.
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Re: Citra

Post by Deebee » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:18 pm

DeadFall wrote:They're quite strong in a grapefruit/melon way to my taste buds. I've put some in an apricot & ginger saison recently but I haven't tasted it yet, it was smelling awesome when I bottled it though (got an exact bottle amount, so no taster). It might work for you if you want to do something along the lines of Bitter & Twisted rather than an in your face APA.
Yes I was thinking of Seymours Citra gold really.....


People tell me its sooo good.
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Re: Citra

Post by Mr. Dripping » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:50 pm

I get floral, hints of pine and masses of citrus.
They can be a bit of a love/hate thing.

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Re: Citra

Post by micmacmoc » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:27 pm

Ghost ship clone?

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Re: Citra

Post by gibbiem » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:34 pm

micmacmoc wrote:Ghost ship clone?
+1 on that, incredible beer. Citra is quite... Err... Citrusy ha ha. If you have a B&M bargains closely try grab a bottle of Citra from Oakham ales, will give you a good idea

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Re: Citra

Post by seymour » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:47 pm

Extremely citrusy, yes, but I honestly don't get much grapefruit. Nowhere near as grapefruity as Cascade, Centennial, etc. I get more like sweet orange, apricot, melon, mango, Wrigley's Juicyfruit gum, LOADS of lemongrass, lime leaves. Much more well-rounded and nuanced than one-trick pony US C-hops.

But Deebee, you need to be brewing Seymour Citra Dark, not Seymour Citra Gold. :)

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Re: Citra

Post by Heron1952 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:10 pm

micmacmoc wrote:Ghost ship clone?
Well yes a great beer but don't forget the Chinook and Motueka!!!
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Re: Citra

Post by Deebee » Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:41 pm

seymour wrote:Extremely citrusy, yes, but I honestly don't get much grapefruit. Nowhere near as grapefruity as Cascade, Centennial, etc. I get more like sweet orange, apricot, melon, mango, Wrigley's Juicyfruit gum, LOADS of lemongrass, lime leaves. Much more well-rounded and nuanced than one-trick pony US C-hops.

But Deebee, you need to be brewing Seymour Citra Dark, not Seymour Citra Gold. :)
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