Style: American Brown Ale

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.56

Hops

4.6 g/L

Mash pH

5.46

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer

1.045 1.06

1.058

1.01 1.016

1.014

IBU

20 30

ABV

4.3% 6.2%

5.8%

SRM

18 35

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of American Brown Ale recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering

0.67 g/L 1.42 g/L

1.05 g/L

Flavour

0.68 g/L 1.36 g/L

0.96 g/L

Aroma

0.68 g/L 2.04 g/L

1.36 g/L

Whirlpool

0.75 g/L 1.5 g/L

1.36 g/L

Dry Hop

0.63 g/L 2.04 g/L

1.36 g/L

Common Hops

% of American Brown Ale recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018

1.43 g/L 2.45 g/L

1.5 g/L

2019

0.67 g/L 1.36 g/L

0.82 g/L

2020

0.32 g/L 2.5 g/L

1.36 g/L

2021

1.28 g/L 2.7 g/L

1.32 g/L

2022

0.39 g/L 0.97 g/L

0.44 g/L

2023

0.73 g/L 2.55 g/L

1.77 g/L

2024

1.09 g/L 2.07 g/L

1.36 g/L

dated American Brown Ale recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of American Brown Ale recipes using each strain

Mash Profile

83% Single Infusion
14% Step Mash
4% Decoction

% of American Brown Ale recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile

80 ppm Ca²⁺
5 ppm Mg²⁺
25 ppm Na⁺
71 ppm Cl⁻
80 ppm SO₄²⁻
100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

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