My next brew is going to be a Zombie Dust clone (even though I have never tasted the original). But I love Citra hops so…
Anyway, one of the things I am considering is to add one other hop variety at flameout to round out/complement the flavor of the Citra. So what variety would you recommend?
I hop-bursted an IPA with 50:50 blend of Citra:Nelson Sauvin. Wort sample tasted fantastic!! Tropical fruit and dank! Should be transferring off into a keg today or tomorrow. Crash cooling at the moment.
Simcoe-Amarillo-Citra plus Columbus or Chinook for bittering is a combo I keep coming back to for IPA’s. Citra-Motueka-Caliente-Amarillo is becoming a new favorite of mine as well.
I always pair it with something in the Pine-Dank section. Columbus, Simcoe are two of my favorites. Chinook is good too. You need to have something that adds beyond the massive fruitiness Citra brings.
For an IPA, I agree whole-heartedly. But for something like a hoppy wheat/saison/lager/etc., I think you’re fine with hops that simply add layers of complexity to the fruitiness. YMMV obviously.
I guess I should have added that this is for my IPAs. I don’t often brew wheat beers but in a saison, I think you’d be correct. Citra would do well on it’s own or with a similar type hop.
I agree with most of the sentiments here. I do an IPA that bitters with columbus then switches off between Simcoe and Citra for flavor/aroma additoins…very nice.
I would assume Amarillo and Centennial would be great as well as mentioned above.