Style: American Pale Ale

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.74

Hops

6.6 g/L

Mash pH

5.56

Dry Hop

0.5 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.045 1.06
1.053
FG
1.01 1.015
1.012
IBU
30 50
39
ABV
4.5% 6.2%
5.4%
SRM
5 10
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.25 g/L 1.3 g/L
0.64 g/L
Flavour
0.32 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.68 g/L
Aroma
0.42 g/L 2.04 g/L
1 g/L
Whirlpool
0.48 g/L 2.14 g/L
1.12 g/L
Dry Hop
0.66 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.36 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2017
1.14 g/L 3.74 g/L
2.72 g/L
2018
0.67 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.36 g/L
2019
0.63 g/L 2.5 g/L
1.36 g/L
2020
0.66 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.36 g/L
2021
0.66 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.36 g/L
2022
0.73 g/L 2.48 g/L
1.33 g/L
2023
0.81 g/L 2.84 g/L
1.43 g/L
2024
0.63 g/L 3 g/L
1.36 g/L

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

Mash Profile
  • 79% Single Infusion
  • 16% Step Mash
  • 4% Decoction

% of American Pale Ale recipes with mash data

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

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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