Style: Fruit Lambic

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.18

Hops

2.4 g/L

Mash pH

5.48

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.04 1.06
1.055
FG
1 1.01
1.011
IBU
0 10
11
ABV
5% 7%
5.8%
SRM
3 7
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of Fruit Lambic recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.14 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.68 g/L
Flavour
0.33 g/L 1.38 g/L
0.7 g/L
Aroma
0.14 g/L 0.45 g/L
0.31 g/L
Mash Profile
  • 75% Single Infusion
  • 6% Step Mash
  • 19% Decoction

% of Fruit Lambic recipes with mash data

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

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

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