Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer

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Style Profile based on 59 recipes

BU:GU

0.27

Hops

3.8 g/L

Mash pH

5.42

Dry Hop

0.5 g/L

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer
OG
1.02 1.09
1.056
FG
1 1.016
1.011
IBU
5 50
14
ABV
2% 10%
6%
SRM
2 50
Description

Entry Instructions: The entrant must specify a description of the beer, identifying the yeast/bacteria used and either a base style or the ingredients/specs/target character of the beer. A sour and/or funky version of a base style of beer. History: Modern American craft beer interpretations of Belgian sour ales, or experimentations inspired by Belgian sour ales. Style Comparison: A sour and/or funky version of a base style.

Examples: Boulevard Love Child, Cascade Vlad the Imp Aler, Jester King Le Petit Prince, Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca, Russian River Temptation, The Bruery Rueuze, The Bruery Tart of Darkness

Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.26 g/L 1.32 g/L
0.63 g/L
Flavour
0.3 g/L 1.25 g/L
0.56 g/L
Aroma
0.51 g/L 1.47 g/L
1 g/L
Dry Hop
1.37 g/L 2.86 g/L
1.45 g/L
Common Hops

% of Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2020
1.34 g/L 1.83 g/L
1.41 g/L

dated Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Common Yeasts

% of Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer recipes using each strain

Mash Profile
  • 84% Single Infusion
  • 16% Step Mash
  • 0% Decoction

19 recipes with mash data

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

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

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