Green clone recipe

Tree House's all-Citra showcase. Where Julius blends Citra with Mosaic and Galaxy, Green is the same brewery's commitment to showing what Citra can do alone. Released year-round in limited quantities, it's one of the most-traveled-for beers in American craft.

Brewery

Tree House

Style

New England Double IPA

ABV

7.6%

IBU

OG / FG

1.073 / 1.015

SRM

First brewed

2013

About this beer

Green is a tutorial in what Citra is. With nothing else competing, the hop's full profile comes through: grapefruit, lime peel, passionfruit, mango, a hint of dank. The grist is similar to Julius — oat-and-wheat heavy — but with even more dry-hop volume relative to Julius. Drink within 21 days.

Grain bill (5-gallon batch)

Grain	Weight	%	Role
2-row pale malt	10 lb	62%	Slightly less than Julius given the higher ABV.
Flaked oats	3.25 lb	20%	Even higher oat percentage than Julius for fuller mouthfeel.
Wheat malt	2.0 lb	13%	Protein, haze.
Flaked wheat	0.75 lb	5%	More haze, mouthfeel.

Hop schedule

Hop	Amount	When	Purpose
Magnum	0.5 oz	60 min boil	Clean bittering only
Citra	4.0 oz	Whirlpool 30 min @ 170°F	Aroma — every drop is Citra
Citra	5.0 oz	Dry hop · day 3 (active)	Biotransformation
Citra	4.0 oz	Dry hop · day 7 (post)	Final aroma layer

Yeast

London Ale III / Wyeast 1318

Same as Julius — soft, ester-forward, low-mid attenuation.

Water profile

Same Tree House NEIPA profile — chloride-forward. ~75 ppm sulfate, ~150 ppm chloride.

Process notes

Mash at 156°F — push the body even higher than Julius for the 7.6% ABV
Don't substitute the Citra. The whole point is showcasing one hop.
Use Cryo Citra or Citra LupuLN2 if you can get it — concentrated lupulin pellets pack 2x the impact per ounce
Biotransformation dry-hop technique is critical — day 3 dose creates the juicy mouth-feel
Total Citra usage: 13 oz for a 5-gallon batch. This is a hop-saturated beer.

Why it tastes like that

The interesting part of a clone recipe is understanding why each ingredient choice matters. Here's what each element of the recipe contributes:

100% Citra hop bill lets you taste the full spectrum of a single variety: grapefruit, lime, passionfruit, mango, dank.
Higher mash temp than Julius (156°F vs 154°F) leaves more residual sugar, supporting both the higher ABV and a fuller mouthfeel.
Cryo or T90 Citra Pellets — both work, but cryogenic lupulin pellets give a cleaner, more concentrated Citra expression by removing the green vegetable matter.
Massive dry-hop ratio (~2.6 lb/bbl scaled) puts Green at the upper end of what's brewable without grassy off-flavors.
Active fermentation dry hop unlocks biotransformation specifically with Citra's thiol precursors — yeast releases 3SH (passionfruit) that wasn't free in the hop itself.