Friday, December 5, 2008

Citra Hops

I got the chance to make a test brew using some of the Citra hop that I mentioned in a previous post. The only requirements were that I used 100% Citra hops, then give a sixer to the Issaquah Brewhouse with my brewing notes. At some point the WAHA brewers who are making the test brews will get together and have a tasting of the brews.

I decided to make an American Wheat for the test. I used the same grain bill as the Hefeweizen drank at the BSU tailgate but a different yeast. Should be very similar to an American Wheat made this summer with a different hop profile. It will be interesting to see how this turns out because most wheat beers do not use hops with this much alpha acid. They also generally aren't made to showcase the hops flavors to the extent that this brew should. I used a minimal amount of bittering hops then tried to pile on the flavor and aroma hops. I am excited to see how this turns out in a few weeks, I am planning on kegging what I don't bottle and bring it for Boise to sample. I have no idea what to expect from this beer, but it should be light in color and body, abv around 4.4% and really good.

*To my knowledge the first commercial beer to be released using these hops will be released from Sierra Nevada in January called Torpedo Extra IPA.

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