Has anyone tried citra, sorachi ace, and centennial together?
I’m planning an IPA using what I’ve got on hand, which means roughly for each 5 gallons 1 oz of citra, 1.3 oz of sorachi ace, and maybe 1.1 oz of centennial (oz instead of g for you Keith). The bittering will be warrior, and I’ll use some Falconer’s Flight to add a backbone of flavor/aroma. I’m thinking of doing the citra/centennial late or dry hop and saving the sorachi ace for another beer. I’m just not sure the sorachi will go well with the citra/cents. They are 2011 crop citra by the way.
I like sorachi ace by itself and want to try it in a hoppy weizen, like the Brooklyn/Schneider collaboration.
Although lots of folks on the forum say that citra overwhelms everything else, I think the citra/centennial dry hop sounds good.
So, my trials of this combo have Summit in the mix, so perhaps it is not comparable.
However, I would urge you to add the sorachi. I think the Citra is a little powerful over the sweet Cent.
You need something to cut that, to my tastes anyway.
Brewing it now. I don’t have enough to use them in the kettle, so I’m going to dry hop. I might throw in the sorachi if the mood strikes me, but I’m tempted to save them for another beer. I’ll let you know what I decide to do and how it turns out.
