Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.35

Hops

4.3 g/L

Mash pH

5.64

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer

1.07 1.095

1.078

1.005 1.016

1.012

IBU

22 35

ABV

7.5% 10.5%

8.7%

SRM

3 6

Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of Belgian Golden Strong Ale recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering

0.55 g/L 2.04 g/L

1.15 g/L

Flavour

0.5 g/L 1.36 g/L

1.02 g/L

Aroma

0.37 g/L 1.6 g/L

0.92 g/L

Whirlpool

0.83 g/L 1.5 g/L

1.36 g/L

Dry Hop

0.49 g/L 3.13 g/L

1.88 g/L

Common Hops

% of Belgian Golden Strong Ale recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2019

0.43 g/L 2.64 g/L

1.4 g/L

2020

2.39 g/L 2.91 g/L

2.8 g/L

2021

0.5 g/L 0.5 g/L

0.5 g/L

2022

0.26 g/L 0.26 g/L

0.26 g/L

2023

1.5 g/L 3.13 g/L

2.31 g/L

2024

0 g/L 0 g/L

0 g/L

dated Belgian Golden Strong Ale recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Belgian Golden Strong Ale recipes using each strain

Mash Profile

69% Single Infusion
31% Step Mash
0% Decoction

% of Belgian Golden Strong Ale recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile

75 ppm Ca²⁺
5 ppm Mg²⁺
20 ppm Na⁺
75 ppm Cl⁻
80 ppm SO₄²⁻
100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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