Style: Tropical Stout

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Style Profile based on 70 recipes

BU:GU

0.57

Hops

3.9 g/L

Mash pH

5.46

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer

1.056 1.075

1.07

1.01 1.018

1.017

IBU

30 50

ABV

5.5% 8%

SRM

30 40

Description

A very dark, sweet, fruity, moderately strong ale with smooth roasty flavors without a burnt harshness. History: Originally high-gravity stouts brewed for tropical markets, became popular and imitated by local brewers often using local sugars and ingredients. Style Comparison: Tastes like a scaled-up sweet stout with higher fruitiness. Similar to some Imperial Stouts without the high bitterness, strong/burnt roastiness, and late hops, and with lower alcohol. Much more sweet and less hoppy than American Stouts. Much sweeter and less bitter than the similar-gravity Export Stouts.

Examples: ABC Extra Stout, Dragon Stout, Jamaica Stout, Lion Stout, Royal Extra Stout

Typical Grain Bill

70% Pale
11% Crystal
7% Roast
4% Oats
4% Toast

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

Common Additions

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

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering

0.39 g/L 1.25 g/L

0.72 g/L

Flavour

0.3 g/L 1.26 g/L

0.36 g/L

Aroma

0.41 g/L 2.03 g/L

1.18 g/L

Common Hops

% of Tropical Stout recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Tropical Stout recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 100 ppm

Mg²⁺ 10 ppm

Na⁺ 35 ppm

Cl⁻ 60 ppm

SO₄²⁻ 70 ppm

HCO₃⁻ 240 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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