Flavouring Hops

[Davy6Mac]

Just started drinking a beer i made recently, the recipe used Citra Hops, but after conditioning for just over 3 weeks, there is just a hint of the citra hop flavour in the finished beer.
Is this because the citra hops were added to the wort too soon after the boil?, have read that the best time to add flavouring hops is when the wort has cooled to 80deg C. Is that correct

 

[MickDundee]

How much citra did you use?

 

[Davy6Mac]

I used 10g of Citra Leaf Hops not pellets

 

[MmmBeer]

Yesterday I bottled an all Citra Pale, a James Morton recipe that included 200g of citra pellets.

It smelt nice, but the taste wasn't as powerful as I expected.

 

[foxy]

Aroma hops are better put in as dry hops, even then CO2 sparging will carry off not only the unwanted volatile's but also the aroma of the hops. I think that is the main reason it is better to dry hop towards the end of fermentation.

 

[pms67]

Sorry buddy 10g is next to nought after 3 weeks
Try 50-100g dry hop and see the difference