Style: American IPA

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.93

Hops

10.4 g/L

Mash pH

5.57

Dry Hop

1.0 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.056 1.07
1.062
FG
1.008 1.014
1.014
IBU
40 70
58
ABV
5.5% 7.5%
6.4%
SRM
6 14
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.35 g/L 1.43 g/L
0.76 g/L
Flavour
0.43 g/L 1.5 g/L
1.13 g/L
Aroma
0.66 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.36 g/L
Whirlpool
0.72 g/L 3 g/L
1.5 g/L
Dry Hop
1.15 g/L 4.08 g/L
2.25 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2016
1.5 g/L 5.45 g/L
2.72 g/L
2017
1.26 g/L 5.11 g/L
2.11 g/L
2018
1.1 g/L 4.08 g/L
2.25 g/L
2019
1.11 g/L 4.08 g/L
2.14 g/L
2020
1.14 g/L 3.84 g/L
2.25 g/L
2021
1.2 g/L 3.74 g/L
2.2 g/L
2022
1.17 g/L 4.16 g/L
2.47 g/L
2023
1.15 g/L 4.08 g/L
2.25 g/L
2024
1.25 g/L 4.49 g/L
2.5 g/L

dated American IPA recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 81% Single Infusion
  • 15% Step Mash
  • 4% Decoction

% of American IPA recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 75 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 10 ppm Na⁺
  • 50 ppm Cl⁻
  • 150 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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