Style: Lambic

All Styles

Style Profile

BU:GU

0.14

Hops

2.4 g/L

Mash pH

5.59

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.04 1.054
1.053
FG
1.001 1.01
1.011
IBU
0 10
7
ABV
5% 6.5%
5.5%
SRM
3 6
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.6 g/L 1.33 g/L
1.12 g/L
Flavour
0.73 g/L 3.27 g/L
1.09 g/L
Aroma
0.47 g/L 0.78 g/L
0.75 g/L
Mash Profile
  • 38% Single Infusion
  • 54% Step Mash
  • 8% Decoction

% of Lambic recipes with mash data

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

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

Most alike in strength, bitterness, colour, grist, hops and yeast.