Citra vs Azacca: which hop to use

Data sheet

The two hops side by side on the numbers and aroma that decide it, and which to reach for.

Published hop data side by side

Origin	Citra: United States · Azacca: United States
Citra alpha acid	11 to 14.3 %
Azacca alpha acid	11 to 16 %
Citra total oil	up to 2.8 mL/100 g
Azacca total oil	up to 2.5 mL/100 g
Citra myrcene	28.6 to 66 %
Azacca myrcene	18.9 to 55 %
Citra aroma	Grapefruit, sun-ripened mango and pineapple, with sharper gooseberry, blackberry and red-currant notes and a hint of lilac
Azacca aroma	Grapefruit, pineapple, gooseberry and peach with basil and mint, plus quince, mango and kiwi

Both are bright grapefruit-and-pineapple American hops at a similar alpha, but Azacca adds a herbal basil-and-mint edge Citra does not have.

Choose Citra for the cleaner, more universally liked grapefruit-and-tropical note.

Choose Azacca as a Citra extender when you want the same fruit plus a green herbal complexity.