Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

All Styles

Style Profile

BU:GU

0.40

Hops

3.1 g/L

Mash pH

5.55

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.02 1.09
1.063
FG
1.006 1.016
1.014
IBU
5 50
24
ABV
2% 10%
6.5%
SRM
2 50
Typical Grain Bill

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

Common Additions

% of Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.62 g/L 1.39 g/L
1.07 g/L
Flavour
0.61 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.75 g/L
Aroma
0.57 g/L 1.5 g/L
1.36 g/L
Whirlpool
0.38 g/L 1.5 g/L
1.25 g/L
Dry Hop
0.74 g/L 3.74 g/L
1.16 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
1.26 g/L 1.26 g/L
1.26 g/L
2019
0.67 g/L 0.67 g/L
0.67 g/L
2020
4.43 g/L 5.11 g/L
4.77 g/L
2021
2.72 g/L 2.72 g/L
2.72 g/L
2022
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2023
0.51 g/L 0.99 g/L
0.76 g/L
2024
11.23 g/L 11.23 g/L
11.23 g/L

dated Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 75% Single Infusion
  • 24% Step Mash
  • 1% Decoction

% of Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 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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