Citra
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Citra is an aroma hop brand released by the Hop Breeding Company, (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC in the Yakima Valley) having unique and highly favored flavor characteristics. As the name suggests, its flavor descriptors include citrus including lime and grapefruit as well as various tropical fruity characters.
Flavour profile
Strong citrus fruit
Ancestry
50% Hallertau; 25% U.S. Tettnanger
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
50% Hallertau; 25% U.S. Tettnanger
Alpha Acids (%)
11.0 – 13.0%
Beta Acids (%)
3.5 – 4.5 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
22 – 24 % of alpha acids
Total Oils (ml/100g)
2.2 – 2.8ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
60 – 65 % of total oil
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
6 – 8 % of total oil
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
< 1 % of total oil
Humulene (% of whole oil)
11 – 13 % of total oil
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
Crystal
Characteristics
Crystal is a triploid variety developed from the German aroma hop variety Hallertauer Mittelfrüh with primary contributions from Cascade, Brewer’s Gold and Early Green. Released in 1993 from the USDA breeding program, Crystal has become popular in US craft brewing as a triploid Hallertauer.
Sorachi Ace
Characteristics
Sorachi Ace was developed in 1984 for Sapporo Breweries Ltd. from a cross of Brewer’s Gold, Saaz, and male Beikei No. 2. The name “Sorachi” is derived from a sub-prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. This variety has a good yield, good resistance to mildew, wilt and botrytis. It has a rather high α-acid and oil content. The variety is currently grown in limited quantities in the U.S.
