Sabro vs Citra: 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	Sabro: United States · Citra: United States
Sabro alpha acid	11.6 to 17 %
Citra alpha acid	11 to 14.3 %
Sabro total oil	up to 3.4 mL/100 g
Citra total oil	up to 2.8 mL/100 g
Sabro myrcene	26.2 to 60 %
Citra myrcene	28.6 to 66 %
Sabro aroma	Tangerine, pineapple and peach with a strong coconut and vanilla creaminess, and hints of cedar, dill and mint
Citra aroma	Grapefruit, sun-ripened mango and pineapple, with sharper gooseberry, blackberry and red-currant notes and a hint of lilac

Both are tropical hops, but Sabro adds a polarising coconut-and-cream character on top of tangerine and stone fruit that Citra lacks.

Choose Citra for clean tropical fruit with no divisive note.

Choose Sabro when you specifically want the coconut-cream character, used sparingly as a feature hop.