Style: Alternative Grain Beer
All StylesStyle Profile based on 86 recipes
BU:GU
0.46
Hops
3.5 g/L
Mash pH
5.48
Dry hop
0.1 g/L
Description
An Alternative Fermentables Beer is a standard beer (Classic Style or not) with additional or non-standard brewing grains (e.g., rye, oats, buckwheat, spelt, millet, sorghum, rice, etc.) added or used exclusively. Gluten-free (GF) beers made from completely gluten-free ingredients may be entered here, while GF beers using process-based gluten removal should be entered in their respective base style categories. See the Introduction to Specialty-Type Beer section for additional comments, particularly on evaluating the balance of added ingredients with the base beer. A base beer enhanced by or featuring the character of additional grain or grains. The specific character depends greatly on the character of the added grains. Entry Instructions: The entrant must specify a base style, but the declared style does not have to be a Classic Style. The entrant must specify the type of alternative grain used.
Examples: Green’s Indian Pale Ale, Lakefront New Grist, New Planet Pale Ale
Typical Grain Bill
- 50%
- 19%
- 16%
- 4%
- 4%
- 3%
- 3%
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
- 72%
- 37%
- 37%
- 29%
- 22%
- 21%
% of Alternative Grain Beer recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Common Hops
- 17%
- 16%
- 14%
- 7%
- 7%
- 7%
- 6%
- 5%
- 5%
- 5%
% of Alternative Grain Beer recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 10%
- 7%
- 7%
- 6%
- 6%
- 6%
- 5%
- 5%
- 5%
- 5%
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 16%
- 3%
- 3%
- 3%
% of Alternative Grain Beer recipes using each strain
Typical Water Profile
median across recipes with a declared water profile
Similar Styles
Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.