Style: German Leichtbier

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Style Profile based on 99 recipes

BU:GU

0.59

Hops

4.9 g/L

Mash pH

5.48

Dry hop

0.1 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer

1.026 1.034

1.047

1.006 1.01

1.011

IBU

15 28

ABV

2.4% 3.6%

4.8%

SRM

2 5

Description

A pale, highly-attenuated, light-bodied German lager with lower alcohol and calories than normal-strength beers. Moderately bitter with noticeable malt and hop flavors, the beer is still interesting to drink. History: Traditional versions existed as drinks for physical laborers in factories or fields, but modern versions are more based on popular American products in the same class. Style Comparison: Like a lower-alcohol, lighter-bodied, slightly less aggressive German Pils or Helles.

Examples: Beck’s Light, Bitburger Light, Mahr’s Leicht, Paulaner Münchner Hell Leicht, Paulaner Premium Leicht

Typical Grain Bill

43% Pilsner
31% Pale
17% Toast
6% Crystal

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

Common Additions

% of German Leichtbier recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering

0.28 g/L 0.91 g/L

0.54 g/L

Flavour

0.38 g/L 1.36 g/L

0.67 g/L

Aroma

0.48 g/L 1.68 g/L

0.95 g/L

Whirlpool

0.49 g/L 1.49 g/L

1 g/L

Dry Hop

0.38 g/L 1.82 g/L

0.5 g/L

Common Hops

% of German Leichtbier recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of German Leichtbier recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 66 ppm

Mg²⁺ 5 ppm

Na⁺ 10 ppm

Cl⁻ 61 ppm

SO₄²⁻ 75 ppm

HCO₃⁻ 0 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.

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