Style: British Brown Ale

All Styles

Style Profile

BU:GU

0.49

Hops

3.2 g/L

Mash pH

5.45

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.04 1.052
1.052
FG
1.008 1.013
1.013
IBU
20 30
25
ABV
4.2% 5.9%
5.1%
SRM
12 22
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of British Brown Ale recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.39 g/L 1.43 g/L
1.07 g/L
Flavour
0.38 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Aroma
0.35 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Whirlpool
0.31 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Dry Hop
0.38 g/L 1.43 g/L
0.72 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
0.75 g/L 0.75 g/L
0.75 g/L
2019
0.28 g/L 0.35 g/L
0.31 g/L
2020
0.9 g/L 1.48 g/L
1.43 g/L
2021
0.76 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.36 g/L
2022
0.44 g/L 0.44 g/L
0.44 g/L
2023
0.42 g/L 1.09 g/L
0.68 g/L
2024
0.62 g/L 0.62 g/L
0.62 g/L

dated British Brown Ale recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 84% Single Infusion
  • 13% Step Mash
  • 3% Decoction

% of British Brown Ale recipes with mash data

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

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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