Citra IPA

[Jymbo]

I've grown very fond of the Citra IPA from M&S recently - it's brewed by Oakham Ales and I understand it's a stronger version (4.9%) of their own Citra Pale Ale which I think is more like 4.2% (never tasted this one but it has a good reputation)

Anyway, at £2.59 a pop the Citra IPA is a bit pricey so I'm going to attempt a clone. I was thinking 95% MO and 5% Munich for the grist. After that just Citra additions at 60mins, 30mins 10mins and flameout.

I've only got 100g of Citra, so I may use something else for bittering if necessary.

Just wondered if anyone had had a try at this or anything similar?

[AdyG]

We often have the Citra Pale Ale here in our local real ale pubs, were are not far from Oakham here. It's quite a nice, very light and tangy.

I think you are maybe right in using mainly MO Pale Malt with just Citra hops. I've not used them myself but it's quite a hoppy beer so stick the lot in but save some for a dry hop too!

[Matt12398]

Having tried it I know it's very pale indeed. I didn't find it to be very malty and it was very light in body so I'm not sure about the Munich.

[bigrichlock]

Hello,

I would use 95% low Colour MO, 5% malted wheat and use something like wlp001 or s05 for the yeast.

bitter with something like Magnum if you dint have enough Citra, basically something that wont impact on the flavor and then use ur 100g for the late additions and dryhop.

Rich

[seymour]

+1 to all the above comments, but for what it's worth, my notes indicate Oakham Citra is 92% Maris Otter and 8% Pale Crystal Malt (which probably isn't so different from Munich Malt in this case.)

[Skittlebrau]

I'd keep all your Citra additions late/at flameout. Either hop burst it or bitter with something else.

[dreadskin69]

bitter with magnum, leave out the 30 minute citra addition, going 20g for 15, 10, 5, flameout and dry hop. or, buy more citra and double the late additions whilst leaving out the bittering

[jonnyt]

Last summer I had a few pints near Belper of a stronger Citra Ale from Oakham brewery that sounds suspiciously like the draft version of the M&S one. Never seen it anywhere else, loved it and will now try the M&S bottled version prior to attempting a clone.

I'd think you might need 200g for a 23L batch though

[smdjoachim]

I done this one a few months ago.The feedback I got was very positive.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/3-floyd ... ed-245456/

[john_drummer]

I have a couple of recipes for Citra based pale ales, both given to me by Chris at Morley Home Brew Centre.

1) CaraGold:
19.5L OG 1047 FG 1011 Colour 14.0 EBC Bitterness 37.6 IBU
3868g Pale malt
442g Caramalt

15g Citra @ 60 mins
9g Citra @ 30 mins
23g Cascade @ 10 mins
37g Cascade @ 0 mins

60min mash @ 67degC, 60min boil

tis loverly

2) Citra single hop pale ale

19L Colour 11.0 EBC Bitterness 33.1 IBU OG 1041 FG 1010
3164g Pale malt
235g Caramalt
100g Torrefied wheat

13g Citra @ 60 mins
8g Citra @ 30 mins
10g Citra @ 10 mins
17g Citra @ 0 mins

60 mins mash @ 67degC 60 mins boil

tis lemony

[Jymbo]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I've ordered up another 100g of Citra. I had a couple more bottles of Citra IPA last night - I think there is more to it than just Pale Malt - it's very bitter so I reckon it'll need a few perecent Munich or Pale Crystal to keep it balanced. I've ordered up another 100g of Citra from the MaltMiller and a some muslin hop bags for dry hopping too. Hope to get this brew on by the end of the week.

[Jymbo]

BTW, the Zombie Dust recipe looks excellent -that's going on the TODO list, though I must confess I haven't reached page 97 of the post yet.......

[Underground Joe]

I'm getting near the end of this in a keg and its probably the best I've ever brewed.

Recipe specifics:

Style: American Pale Ale
Batch size: 44.0 l
Boil volume: 55.0 l
OG: 1.046
FG: 1.012
Bitterness (IBU): 41.4
Color (SRM): 5.4
ABV: 4.5%

Grain/Sugars:

8.00 kg Pale Ale Malt, 88.9%
1.00 kg Munich (US), 11.1%

Hops:

20.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) 60 min, 15.0 IBU
20.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) 20 min, 9.1 IBU
20.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) 15 min, 7.4 IBU
20.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) 10 min, 5.4 IBU
30.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) 5 min, 4.5 IBU
100.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) 0 min, 0.0 IBU
80.00 g Citra (AA 12.7%, Pellet) dry hop

[paraffin]

This one was nice (think it was tweaked from one on this site anyway).

23l

Original Gravity (OG): 1.056 (°P): 13.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol (ABV): 6.02 %
Colour (SRM): 9.2 (EBC): 18.1
Bitterness (IBU): 55.1 (Average)

5kg 85.47% Maris Otter Malt
0.5kg 8.55% Wheat Malt
0.2kg 3.42% Carapils
0.15kg 2.56% Crystal 100
20g Magnum (14.4% Alpha) @ 75 Minutes
20g Citra (14.5% Alpha) @ 35 Minutes
30g Citra (14.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes
25g Citra (14.5% Alpha) Dry Hop


Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 75 Minutes

Fermented at 20°C with Safale US-05

[Jymbo]

OK - Here's what I plan to brew this evening.

Citra IPA Clone

Brewlength: 23L
Target OG - 1048
Efficiency: 75%

Grain Bill

Maris Otter - 4550g
Munich Malt - 225g
Wheat Malt - 50g

Hops
Citra(14.8%) 15g, 60 mins
Citra(14.8%) 10g, 20 mins
Citra(14.8%) 10g, 15 mins
Citra(14.8%) 15g, 10 mins
Citra(14.8%) 60g, Flameout
Citra(14.8%) 40g, Dry Hop

Yeast - Nottingham