citra leaf

[Bleedsblue]

Guys thanks again for the patience and answering so promptly.

So one of the receipts I am planning to brew calls for Citra Leaf. Why leaf over pellets, and are the leaves handled differently than the pellets? Lastly could you just sub pellets and not cause problems with the process

 

[Bleedsblue]

sorry for double post.

 

[johngaltsmotor]

Is this for the boil or dryhopping? I know some people who prefer to dryhop with whole leaf because as long as you put a muslin sock on the racking tube they won't transfer (unlike pellets which create such small particulate that you can suck them up).

 

[Bleedsblue]

It is a boil. Here is the receipt.
% LB OZ °L PPG
87% 6 10 Coopers Wheat Extract, liquid
Boil 3° 35
13% 1 ~ German Pale Malt
Steep 3° 36
7 10
Specific Gravity
1.049 OG
(1.044 to 1.051)
12.1° Plato
1.013 FG
(1.011 to 1.014)
3.3° Plato
Color
4° SRM
8° EBC
Yellow
Mash Efficiency
75 %
Steep Efficiency
37.5%
Hops

Usage Time OZ AA » IBU
boil 60 min ½ Citra ~ leaf 11.0 » 19.9
boil 60 min 1 German Hallertau ~ pellet 4.1 » 16.3
boil 5 min ½ Citra ~ leaf 11.0 » 4.0
Bitterness
40.2 IBU
ƒ: Tinseth
10 HBU
BU:GU
0.82
Yeast

 

[unionrdr]

I've used both in the boil & dry hopping. The leaf hops seem to give better flavor definition to me. Whereas pellets give bittering quicker,with crisper flavor qualities. Seems like the brewer who wrote the recipe wanted some of both qualities.