Texas Citra IPA - All Grain

Texas Citra IPA - All Grain

A West Coast style Citra IPA that is loaded with Citra hop flavor.  Citra hops are famous for their intense citrus, lime, and grapefefruit flavors and aromas.  This IPA uses TexMalt Wildfire Pale malt as a base and crystal 20L malt and flaked wheat for as specialty malts.  To make this a true Texas IPA, we recommend using Cali Girl yeast from Community Cultures Yeast Lab in San Antonio, Texas.

Characteristics:

• ABV:  7.0%
• IBU:  54.0
• SRM:  6.9
• OG:  1.067
• FG:  1.014

This recipe kit DOES NOT  include yeast, priming sugar or grain bags.  However, we do give you yeast options at the top of the page. This recipe was designed using Community Cultures Cali Girl Ale yeast.  Using alternative recommended yeasts may result in slight differences in attenuation levels and final gravity.

Yeast Pitch Rate:  We highly recommend preparing a yeast starter or using 2 packets of yeast for this recipe due to the high original gravity (OG) in order to keep the yeast happy and healthy.

Priming Sugar:  For priming sugar, we recommend the following:

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• Carbonation Drops

Grain & Hop Bags:  If you need a grain bag, we recommend the following:

• Brew In A Bag Nylon Straining Bag
• Brew In A Bag Straining Bag With Handles

Hop Straining Bags:  If you need hop straining bags, we recommend the following:

• Small Muslin Hop Boiling Bag
• Fine Mesh Nylon Hop Bag With Drawstring

Recipe Sheet Download:  Texas Citra IPA All Grain Recipe Instructions

* We strongly recommend adding an ice pack when ordering liquid yeast.  Transit times can vary and liquid yeast works best when it remains cold until the day you brew.