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That looks a lot of flavoursome hops at 55 mins ( I assume that is 5 mins before end). NS & Citra can both be very 'In your face' you should get a lot of lovely perfume and a sharp fruity/floral taste. I would probably ease back a bit & save some for dry hopping after it's been in the FV for 1...

I have the same kit as you do, I dived straight into AG brewing about 18 months ago (never done a kit) with it, and it has been amazing. Mine came with a summer lightning recipe pack which I made so many mistakes with but still has a very good beer at the end. A couple of things I found...

I'd done 2 brews in a PB that were great, only needed a couple of Co2 bulbs to help keep pressure to the end, but 3rd brew which was ready to crack open on Xmas day last year was flat as anything, even a co2 bulb barely got a pint out, it was leaking badly, fitted a new lid I had spare but still...

Thanks for all the advice, I think I'm going to try the taste test, if it tastes sweet still I'll stick it in the brew.

Just being doing a stock take so I can build out my next brew recipes. I have an open bag of Caragold with a BBE date of Feb 14 (annoying as I purchased it mid Jan 14!) Is it most likely OK to still use or should I just bin it?