Style: Australian Sparkling Ale

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.59

Hops

3.2 g/L

Mash pH

5.49

Dry Hop

0.2 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.038 1.05
1.049
FG
1.004 1.006
1.01
IBU
20 35
29
ABV
4.5% 6%
5%
SRM
4 7
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of Australian Sparkling Ale recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.15 g/L 0.52 g/L
0.31 g/L
Flavour
0.14 g/L 0.89 g/L
0.3 g/L
Aroma
0.23 g/L 0.53 g/L
0.37 g/L
Whirlpool
0.24 g/L 0.6 g/L
0.31 g/L
Dry Hop
0.39 g/L 2.32 g/L
0.62 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2023
0.39 g/L 1.62 g/L
0.62 g/L

dated Australian Sparkling Ale recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 70% Single Infusion
  • 25% Step Mash
  • 5% Decoction

% of Australian Sparkling Ale recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 61 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 10 ppm Na⁺
  • 50 ppm Cl⁻
  • 80 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 40 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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