Style: Experimental Beer

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Style Profile based on 426 recipes

BU:GU

0.48

Hops

5.1 g/L

Mash pH

5.52

Dry Hop

0.4 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer
OG
1.02 1.09
1.061
FG
1.006 1.016
1.014
IBU
5 50
27
ABV
2% 10%
6.2%
SRM
2 50
Description

This is explicitly a catch-all category for any beer that does not fit into an existing style description. No beer is ever “out of style” in this style, unless it fits elsewhere. This is the last resort for any beer entered into a competition. Overall Impression: Varies, but should be a unique experience. Entry Instructions: The entrant must specify the special nature of the experimental beer, including the special ingredients or processes that make it not fit elsewhere in the guidelines. The entrant must provide vital statistics for the beer, and either a brief sensory description or a list of ingredients used in making the beer. Without this information, judges will have no basis for comparison.

Examples: None listed.

Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of Experimental Beer recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.37 g/L 1.5 g/L
0.75 g/L
Flavour
0.34 g/L 1.37 g/L
0.7 g/L
Aroma
0.38 g/L 1.5 g/L
0.8 g/L
Whirlpool
0.44 g/L 2.73 g/L
1.37 g/L
Dry Hop
0.69 g/L 3.46 g/L
1.37 g/L
Common Hops

% of Experimental Beer recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
0.57 g/L 1.27 g/L
0.74 g/L
2019
1.36 g/L 5.62 g/L
2.75 g/L
2020
0.66 g/L 3.23 g/L
1.07 g/L
2021
0.68 g/L 1.05 g/L
0.73 g/L
2022
3.2 g/L 3.75 g/L
3.75 g/L
2023
1.08 g/L 4.56 g/L
2.87 g/L
2024
0.54 g/L 2.58 g/L
1.14 g/L

dated Experimental Beer recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Experimental Beer recipes using each strain

Mash Profile
  • 71% Single Infusion
  • 25% Step Mash
  • 4% Decoction

96 recipes with mash data

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

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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