Citra Cryo
cryo · USA
Concentrated lupulin powder form of Citra. Same grapefruit, lime and passionfruit character at roughly double the alpha and oil, with the leafy bract stripped out — high aroma load without the grassy pull of an equivalent pellet charge. Dose at about half the rate of Citra pellets.
1 brew
About
A cryogenically-processed lupulin concentrate of Citra, separating resin and oil from the vegetal matter. It carries the same intense citrus and tropical profile as Citra T-90 but at roughly double the concentration, so a given aroma impact costs about half the weight. The practical benefit at high dry-hop rates is less polyphenol and less trub loss, which matters in hazy beers where a large whole-pellet charge starts contributing grassiness and hop creep. Published alpha varies by lot more than for pellets — check the packet rather than relying on a nominal figure for IBU work.
Specs
- Alpha acids
- 20–28% (lot-dependent — verify against the packet)
- Total oil
- 3.5–5.5 ml/100g
Use rates
- Whirlpool
- 0.5–1.5 g/L (≈half a Citra-pellet charge)
- Dry hop
- 1–3 g/L; concentrated, so scale down from pellet rates
Pairings
- Grains
- Pale malt base; oats and wheat for hazy body
- Yeasts
- LalBrew Pomona, Verdant IPA, Safale US-05
- Other hops
- Mosaic Cryo, Simcoe, Columbus
- Styles
- Hazy IPA, West Coast IPA, Pale Ale