Style: American Light Lager

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.32

Hops

4.9 g/L

Mash pH

5.59

Dry Hop

0.3 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.028 1.04
1.052
FG
0.998 1.008
1.012
IBU
8 12
16
ABV
2.8% 4.2%
5.3%
SRM
2 3
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.34 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Flavour
0.34 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.68 g/L
Aroma
0.41 g/L 1.64 g/L
0.95 g/L
Whirlpool
0.42 g/L 2.64 g/L
1.36 g/L
Dry Hop
0.77 g/L 2.76 g/L
1.5 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
0.87 g/L 3.72 g/L
1.5 g/L
2019
0.71 g/L 3 g/L
1.58 g/L
2020
1.3 g/L 1.87 g/L
1.5 g/L
2021
2.13 g/L 2.13 g/L
2.13 g/L
2022
1.36 g/L 2.16 g/L
1.6 g/L
2023
0.82 g/L 2.62 g/L
1.36 g/L
2024
0.41 g/L 1.03 g/L
0.63 g/L

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

Mash Profile
  • 79% Single Infusion
  • 14% Step Mash
  • 7% Decoction

% of American Light Lager recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 80 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 25 ppm Na⁺
  • 75 ppm Cl⁻
  • 80 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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