Lime, grapefruit, mango and passion fruit, concentrated. Citra Cryo pellets are lupulin with the leafy bract separated out, so a smaller dose delivers big aroma with less hop sludge.
Cryo pellets · Nearly 2× the resin of T90 · Late hop, whirlpool & dry hop · Crop 2025 · 100 g
What it does in your beer
The aroma is Citra's, turned up: lime, grapefruit, mango, passion fruit and a light touch of peach. With the bract removed, the processor reports less grassy, vegetal character and more beer left after dry hopping, because there's less hop matter to soak it up.
It's made for late additions and the dry hop in IPAs, NEIPAs and American pale ales.
At a glance
| Variety | Citra® (HBC 394) |
| Origin | USA |
| Crop year | 2025 |
| Form | Cryo pellets (concentrated lupulin) |
| Pack size | 100 g |
| Alpha acids | 10–14 % (product data — check the pack) |
| Beta acids | 3–5 % (product data) |
| Co-humulone | 20–24 % (variety data) |
| Resin vs T90 | nearly twice as much (processor data) |
| Purpose | Aroma: late kettle, whirlpool, dry hop |
| Aroma | Lime, grapefruit, mango, passion fruit, peach |
What 10 g does in 20 L
| Added at | IBU from 10 g in 20 L (approx.) |
| 60 min | ≈ 14 |
| 30 min | ≈ 11 |
| 15 min | ≈ 7 |
| 5 min | ≈ 3 |
Approx., Tinseth formula, OG 1.050, mid alpha 12.0 % (our product data). Cryo pellets concentrate the resin, so the alpha on your pack may be higher — recalculate with it.
How to use
- Converting a T90 recipe? Start at 40–50 % of the T90 weight: 40–50 g of Cryo for every 100 g of T90, then adjust to taste.
- Kettle: late additions only. Early boil additions just boil the aroma away.
- Whirlpool: a good way to build aroma while cutting the trub load of big late additions.
- Dry hop: more aroma with less beer lost to hop debris.
Swap it for
Need a bittering charge or a standard pellet? Citra T90 is the same variety in regular form — figure about 100 g of T90 for every 40–50 g of Cryo.
Want a different fruit? Variety data lists Mosaic® as similar to Citra®, and we stock it as Cryo too.
Pairs well with
Brewing a NEIPA? Try it on BESTMALZ BEST Pale Ale with oat flakes for a soft body and Lallemand New England yeast.
Storage & shelf life
- Store sealed, cold and dark, away from moisture.
- Concentrated lupulin is the part of the hop you're paying for, so don't leave an opened pack in the warm: push the air out, seal it and brew with it soon.
Food information
- Name: Hop pellets (Cryo, concentrated lupulin), Citra®
- Ingredients: hop pellets made from concentrated hop lupulin (Humulus lupulus)
- Allergens: none — hops are not among the 14 allergens listed in Annex II of EU Regulation 1169/2011
- Net quantity: 100 g
- Country of origin: USA
- Storage: sealed, cold, dry and dark
Good to know
- Crop 2025. The alpha and beta above are the product's typical values; Cryo lots may read higher, so check the pack.
- Cryo pellets, not T90, in a 100 g pack.
- Citra® is a registered trademark of Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C. Cryo Hops® is a registered trademark of Yakima Chief Hops, Inc.
- Hops and other ingredients are shipped from our Czech partner warehouse, in a separate parcel from equipment.
FAQ
How much Cryo replaces T90?
Start at 40–50 % of the T90 weight — 40–50 g of Cryo for every 100 g of T90 — and adjust from there.
Can I use Cryo for bittering?
It's meant for late additions, the whirlpool and the dry hop. Early boil additions waste the aroma.
How is it different from Citra T90?
T90 pellets are the whole milled cone. Cryo pellets are concentrated lupulin with nearly twice the resin content and far less leafy material.
Why can the alpha on my pack differ?
Our product data gives 10–14 %, but Cryo concentrates the resin, so lots may read higher. Always calculate with the pack figure.