Style: American Lager

All Styles

Style Profile

BU:GU

0.40

Hops

3.1 g/L

Mash pH

5.52

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.04 1.05
1.048
FG
1.004 1.01
1.01
IBU
8 18
19
ABV
4.2% 5.3%
5%
SRM
2 3.5
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.33 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.68 g/L
Flavour
0.31 g/L 1.25 g/L
0.68 g/L
Aroma
0.34 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Whirlpool
0.35 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.84 g/L
Dry Hop
0.72 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.62 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2019
0.68 g/L 1.26 g/L
0.68 g/L
2020
1.01 g/L 1.58 g/L
1.3 g/L
2021
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2022
0.9 g/L 1.21 g/L
1.06 g/L
2023
1.49 g/L 2.72 g/L
2.3 g/L
2024
3.06 g/L 4.2 g/L
3.63 g/L

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

Mash Profile
  • 69% Single Infusion
  • 27% Step Mash
  • 4% Decoction

% of American Lager recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 60 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 10 ppm Na⁺
  • 51 ppm Cl⁻
  • 55 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 25 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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