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Quote from: wort-h.o.g. on January 03, 2014, 12:38:50 pmmaybe its just my senses, but i think the citra hop is all grapefruit. i recently used it in a belgium wit and at the end of a pale ale. its distinctly grapefruit to me. in fact i just had a bottle of thirsty dog's citra dog IPA...whooee is it grapefruit city.I wish I got grapefruit from Citra. Maybe then I'd like it.
maybe its just my senses, but i think the citra hop is all grapefruit. i recently used it in a belgium wit and at the end of a pale ale. its distinctly grapefruit to me. in fact i just had a bottle of thirsty dog's citra dog IPA...whooee is it grapefruit city.
Quote from: denny on January 03, 2014, 12:50:47 pmQuote from: wort-h.o.g. on January 03, 2014, 12:38:50 pmmaybe its just my senses, but i think the citra hop is all grapefruit. i recently used it in a belgium wit and at the end of a pale ale. its distinctly grapefruit to me. in fact i just had a bottle of thirsty dog's citra dog IPA...whooee is it grapefruit city.I wish I got grapefruit from Citra. Maybe then I'd like it.i'm with you Denny - I get almost all passionfruit tropicall-iness and some fake tangerine like notes from it. I read worthog's comments and thought how funny it is our different perceptions of ingredients can be.
I get strong orange and tropical aromas from Citra more than anything. There is definitely some variance in how people perceive hops (or any aromas, really). I love Simcoe hops but my wife wants to gag when she smells it. She perceives the cattiness as a lot more strong than I do.
I have to agree with Worthog. Thirsty Dog's Citra Dog was like biting into a fresh grapefruit. While I like most of the Great Lake's offerings, their Commodore Perry was like biting into a rotten grapefruit, at least for me. I haven't had one of those since the Perry went into their full time lineup. And I wasn't the only one to think that. Several of the guys I worked with at the time felt the same way.
I say it again since no one listened to me. Fresh grapefruit - probably in secondary. Not sure, but if you have ever had Citrus Ninja - http://westbrookbrewing.com/beers/all/collaborations/citrus-ninja-exchange/ - you will see how well hops and grapefruit pair. You may try contacting the brewery and see if they add the grapefruit to secondary or what.It is a very good beer.
Quote from: majorvices on January 04, 2014, 08:24:35 amI say it again since no one listened to me. Fresh grapefruit - probably in secondary. Not sure, but if you have ever had Citrus Ninja - http://westbrookbrewing.com/beers/all/collaborations/citrus-ninja-exchange/ - you will see how well hops and grapefruit pair. You may try contacting the brewery and see if they add the grapefruit to secondary or what.It is a very good beer.It says "brewed" so I take that to mean in the kettle?
Quote from: euge on January 04, 2014, 08:57:13 amQuote from: majorvices on January 04, 2014, 08:24:35 amI say it again since no one listened to me. Fresh grapefruit - probably in secondary. Not sure, but if you have ever had Citrus Ninja - http://westbrookbrewing.com/beers/all/collaborations/citrus-ninja-exchange/ - you will see how well hops and grapefruit pair. You may try contacting the brewery and see if they add the grapefruit to secondary or what.It is a very good beer.It says "brewed" so I take that to mean in the kettle?I doubt it. Tastes very fresh to me. Has to be post fermentation. Least that's how I'd do it. And leave out the Citra for sure!
I don't really hate citra just think it is more mango than grapefruit. That doesn't men my taste aligns with everyone's but on a commercial level if I brewed a beer with citra I do believe a majority of people would get mango, not grapefruit.