Citra substitutes

Proven alternatives to Citra and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.

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Direct substitutes

Cascade

GrapefruitFloralSpicyCitrus+1

Centennial

PineCitrusFloralGrapefruit+1

Mosaic

BlueberryTropicalCitrusGrassy+9

Simcoe

FruityEarthyGrapefruitPassion fruit+5

How to swap it in a recipe

Bitterness scales with alpha acid times weight, so for bittering additions rescale the weight by the alpha ratio — the multiplier for each substitute is given below. For late, whirlpool and dry-hop additions dose 1:1 by weight and go by aroma instead, because alpha acids do not drive those.

Citra → Cascade

last-resort match

Use 1.85× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 12.5% → 6.75% · 33% aroma match

Keeps: Citrus, Grapefruit, Floral
Loses: Peach, Melon, Lime, Gooseberry, Passion fruit, Lychee
Adds: Spicy, Pine

Citra → Centennial

workable match

Use 1.32× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 12.5% → 9.5% · 33% aroma match

Keeps: Citrus, Grapefruit, Floral
Loses: Peach, Melon, Lime, Gooseberry, Passion fruit, Lychee
Adds: Pine, Tangerine

Citra → Mosaic

last-resort match

Use the same weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 12.5% → 12.5% · 22% aroma match

Keeps: Citrus, Grapefruit
Loses: Peach, Melon, Lime, Floral, Gooseberry, Passion fruit, Lychee
Adds: Blueberry, Tropical, Grassy, Pine, Spicy, Tangerine, Papaya, Rose, Earthy, Blossom, Bubblegum