A Visual Guide To Beer Bitterness Ratios : Gravity Difference Ratio By Style

Bitterness Ratio

BJCP Beer Style

Lite American Lager

Standard American Lager
Premium American Lager
Munich Helles
Dortmunder Export
German Pilsner (Pils)
Bohemian Pilsner
Classic American Pilsner
Vienna Lager
Oktoberfest/Mrzen
Dark American Lager
Munich Dunkel
Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
Maibock/Helles Bock
Traditional Bock
Doppelbock
Eisbock
Cream Ale
Blonde Ale
Klsch
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Northern German Altbier
California Common Beer
Dsseldorf Altbier
Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Scottish Light 60/Scottish Heavy 70/Scottish Export 80/Irish Red Ale
Strong Scotch Ale
American Pale Ale
American Amber Ale
American Brown Ale
Mild
Southern English Brown
Northern English Brown Ale
Brown Porter
Robust Porter
Baltic Porter
Dry Stout
Sweet Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Foreign Extra Stout
American Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
English IPA
American IPA
Imperial IPA
Weizen/Weissbier
Dunkelweizen
Weizenbock
Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
Witbier
Belgian Pale Ale
Saison
Bire de Garde
Berliner Weisse
Flanders Red Ale
Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
Straight (Unblended) Lambic
Gueuze
Fruit Lambic
Belgian Blond Ale
Belgian Dubbel
Belgian Tripel
Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Old Ale
English Barleywine
American Barleywine
Classic Rauchbier

BU:
GU
0.29
0.26
0.39
0.40
0.51
0.74
0.80
0.63
0.49
0.45
0.28
0.44
0.55
0.43
0.35
0.23
0.30
0.36
0.47
0.53
0.47
0.65
0.74
0.85
0.83
0.74
0.74
0.46
0.47
0.48
0.43
0.26
0.71
0.62
0.57
0.51

BU:
RE
4.60
3.29
4.57
4.48
5.37
8.13
7.46
6.59
5.10
4.52
3.23
4.57
5.50
4.82
3.72
2.59
3.03
4.31
5.04
6.26
5.20
6.70
7.67
8.76
8.52
7.98
7.81
3.86
4.06
4.66
4.66
2.20
7.57
6.56
5.93
4.67
3.71
0.54 5.86
0.58 6.07
0.66 6.90
0.40 4.04
0.87 9.81
0.58 4.95
0.58 5.98
0.76 8.61
0.88 9.02
0.74 7.75
0.80 8.80
0.84 9.47
1.13 13.42
0.24 2.47
0.28 2.95
0.29 3.12
0.29 3.13
0.31 3.53
0.49 5.22
0.49 6.91
0.33 4.12
0.18 2.38
0.33 4.59
0.39 4.86
0.11 1.53
0.10 1.75
0.10 1.52
0.33 3.93
0.29 3.49
0.38 5.19
0.35 4.94
0.30 3.66
0.60 6.32
0.53 5.69
0.85 9.42
0.47 4.71

HBM 0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.32
0.30
0.49
0.50
0.67
0.96
1.14
0.82
0.65
0.61
0.35
0.59
0.75
0.54
0.45
0.29
0.42
0.44
0.61
0.66
0.61
0.87
0.97
1.13
1.11
0.96
0.98
0.71
0.70
0.66
0.56
0.41
0.94
0.81
0.76
0.74
0.64
0.70
0.76
0.88
0.56
1.10
0.88
0.76
0.97
1.18
0.99
1.03
1.07
1.38
0.32
0.37
0.38
0.38
0.39
0.64
0.56
0.40
0.22
0.38
0.48
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.41
0.36
0.43
0.40
0.36
0.80
0.69
1.10
0.63
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0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4