Citra hops

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:07 pm

Man I'd like to get my hands on some of these:

Citra has a special flavor and aroma that it imparts to beer. Depending on the brewing process and the hopping rate, the flavors and aromas of beers hopped with Citra might range from grapefruit to lime, melon, gooseberry, and lychee fruit.

Guess these were developed for Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA. At least one US homebrew supplier has had the pellets online, but they are sold out. I'll be on the lookout for a restock.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:17 pm

I'm spending a few days at the Sierra Nevada brewery in early Sept. I'll see if I can get my hands on some Citra hops... at the very least, I should get my fill of Torpedo IPA.

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:25 pm

Let me know. I can't find them anywhere! Settled for some Simcoe in my latest homebrew supply order.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:39 am

Simcoe is an awesome hop. Considering I don't know of any place that sells Citra, I would hardly call that settling.

I just brewed an IPA on the weekend with 13oz of hops; a blend of 7oz Centennial, 5oz Zeus, and 1 oz of Chinook. Smells great, hasn't even gotten the dry hops yet.

hopaddict · Post by **hopaddict** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:49 am

I just brewed an IPA on the weekend with 13oz of hops; a blend of 7oz Centennial, 5oz Zeus, and 1 oz of Chinook. Smells great, hasn't even gotten the dry hops yet.

Wow! that sounds like my kind of IPA. Keep us posted on how this one turns out. What do you plan on dry hopping with?

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:18 pm

Just letting folks know that 2009 Citra hops are available at www.freshops.com. Got 1/2 lb yesterday.

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:09 pm

Awesome. How are they on shipping?

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:10 am

Got a response from the company - $8.93 to ship 12 - 25 oz. Not bad.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:20 am

I have been doing an annual order from Freshops the last 3 years. I order all my hops for the year - everything comes vacuum packed, and I toss them in the freezer, so they easily stay fresh for 12 months (just made an IPA in Sept with 2008 hops, and they exploded with aroma when I opened the bags). You can also get them to break up your amounts into smaller bags (say you want 8oz of Amarillo, they can split them into 2 4oz bags, or 4 2oz bags, but they will charge you and additional 50 cents per bag).

So anyhoo, I placed an order last Tuesday for 10lbs of hops. Got them on Monday. With shipping and exchange rate (plus 17 extra bags), it worked out to $1.91/oz CAD. The going rate locally is about $5/oz, plus tax, and freshness is a huge issue.