Citra IPA Brewday

Last week I brewed the first IPA I’ve done since I brewed the Belgian IPA back in October, which I ended up just calling a Belgian Pale Ale anyways. I’ve struggled with IPA’s since starting to homebrew. I’m not sure what it is about them that I can’t get a good grasp of, probably just the amount of hop bitterness, flavor, and aroma that has to all come together to make a good beer. This time around, I decided to use only one variety of hops, and after looking around, I chose Citra.

Citra hops were developed in 2007 and have unique flavors and aromas of passion fruit, tropical fruit, and citrus. They are a multipurpose hop, meaning it can be used for bittering, flavoring, and aroma. Which makes it perfect for a single hop brew. Citra hops have a high alpha acid and total oil content with a low cohumulone content. Cohumulone level is associated with unpleasant bitterness and has a negative impact on head retention, therefore a

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