Style: International Amber Lager

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.42

Hops

3.7 g/L

Mash pH

5.53

Dry Hop

0.1 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.042 1.055
1.051
FG
1.008 1.014
1.011
IBU
8 25
21
ABV
4.5% 6%
5.2%
SRM
6 14
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of International Amber Lager recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.45 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.94 g/L
Flavour
0.34 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.68 g/L
Aroma
0.37 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Whirlpool
0.34 g/L 1.19 g/L
0.71 g/L
Dry Hop
0.69 g/L 1.63 g/L
1.36 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2019
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2020
1.03 g/L 1.49 g/L
1.36 g/L
2021
1.32 g/L 1.32 g/L
1.32 g/L
2022
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2023
0.42 g/L 2.38 g/L
0.94 g/L
2024
1.68 g/L 2.31 g/L
1.99 g/L

dated International Amber Lager recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 68% Single Infusion
  • 22% Step Mash
  • 10% Decoction

% of International Amber Lager recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 60 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 15 ppm Na⁺
  • 75 ppm Cl⁻
  • 55 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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