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Rob Bugary's BrewBlogs

12 Total BrewBlogs

12 Total BrewBlogs

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Brew Name

Date

Style

Method

Color

IBU

ABV

American Cider

Aug 18, 2009

Common Cider

Common Cider — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Standard Cider and Perry
Number:	27A

Variable, but should be a medium, refreshing drink. Sweet ciders must not be cloying. Dry ciders must not be too austere. An ideal cider serves well as a "session" drink, and suitably accompanies a wide variety of food.

Commercial Examples: [US] Red Barn Cider Jonagold Semi-Dry and Sweetie Pie (WA), AEppelTreow Barn Swallow Draft Cider (WI), Wandering Aengus Heirloom Blend Cider (OR), Uncle John’s Fruit House Winery Apple Hard Cider (MI), Bellwether Spyglass (NY), West County Pippin (MA), White Winter Hard Apple Cider (WI), Harpoon Cider (MA)

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.065	1.000 – 1.020	5 – 8%	N/A	N/A

All Grain

American Cider

Mar 28, 2009

Common Cider

Common Cider — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Standard Cider and Perry
Number:	27A

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.065	1.000 – 1.020	5 – 8%	N/A	N/A

All Grain

5.9%

March Hefeweissen

Mar 22, 2009

Weizen/Weissbier

Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15A

A pale, spicy, fruity, refreshing wheat-based ale.

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Schneider Weisse Weizenhell, Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Plank Bavarian Hefeweizen, Ayinger Bräu Weisse, Ettaler Weissbier Hell, Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse, Andechser Weissbier Hefetrüb, Kapuziner Weissbier, Erdinger Weissbier, Penn Weizen, Barrelhouse Hocking Hills HefeWeizen, Eisenbahn Weizenbier.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

All Grain

4.4

11.7

6.8%

Saturday Hang Over Dunkel

Feb 21, 2009

Dunkelweizen

Dunkelweizen — BJCP Style Information

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15B

A moderately dark, spicy, fruity, malty, refreshing wheat-based ale. Reflecting the best yeast and wheat character of a hefe-weizen blended with the malty richness of a Munich dunkel.

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel, Ayinger Ur-Weisse, Franziskaner Dunkel Hefe-Weisse, Schneider Weisse (Original), Ettaler Weissbier Dunkel, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Dark, Tucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen, Edelweiss Dunkel Weissbier, Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel, Kapuziner Weissbier Schwarz.

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FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Partial Mash

3.5%

Raspberry Hefeweizen

Feb 16, 2009

Fruit Beer

Fruit Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Fruit Beer
Number:	20A

A harmonious marriage of fruit and beer. The key attributes of the underlying style will be different with the addition of fruit; do not expect the base beer to taste the same as the unadulterated version. Judge the beer based on the pleasantness and balance of the resulting combination.

Commercial Examples: New Glarus Belgian Red and Raspberry Tart, Bell’s Cherry Stout, Dogfish Head Aprihop, Great Divide Wild Raspberry Ale, Founders Rübæus, Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale, Stiegl Radler, Weyerbacher Raspberry Imperial Stout, Abita Purple Haze, Melbourne Apricot Beer and Strawberry Beer, Saxer Lemon Lager, Magic Hat #9, Grozet Gooseberry and Wheat Ale, Pyramid Apricot Ale, Dogfish Head Fort.

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies

Extract

14.4

6.1%

Apple Rasberry Cider

Feb 06, 2009

Fruit Cider

Fruit Cider — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Specialty Cider and Perry
Number:	28B

Like a dry wine with complex flavors. The apple character must marry with the added fruit so that neither dominates the other.

Commercial Examples: [US] West County Blueberry-Apple Wine (MA), AEppelTreow Red Poll Cran-Apple Draft Cider (WI), Bellwether Cherry Street (NY), Uncle John’s Fruit Farm Winery Apple Cherry Hard Cider (MI).

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.070	0.995 – 1.010	5 – 9%	N/A	N/A

Extract

7.5%

Apple Rasberry Cider

Aug 24, 2008

Fruit Cider

Fruit Cider — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Specialty Cider and Perry
Number:	28B

Like a dry wine with complex flavors. The apple character must marry with the added fruit so that neither dominates the other.

OG Range	FG Range	ABV Range	Bitterness Range	Color Range
1.045 – 1.070	0.995 – 1.010	5 – 9%	N/A	N/A

Extract

7.7%

Wicked Ale

Aug 24, 2008

American Brown Ale

American Brown Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10C

Can be considered a bigger, maltier, hoppier interpretation of Northern English brown ale or a hoppier, less malty Brown Porter, often including the citrus-accented hop presence that is characteristic of American hop varieties.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Best Brown, Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, North Coast Acme Brown, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Extract

5.1%

Raspberry Hefeweizen

Aug 11, 2008

Weizen/Weissbier

Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15A

A pale, spicy, fruity, refreshing wheat-based ale.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Extract

21.8

5.6%

Honey Ale

Aug 09, 2008

American Pale Ale

American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Commercial Examples: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Stone Pale Ale, Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale, Bear Republic XP Pale Ale, Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale, Deschutes Mirror Pond, Full Sail Pale Ale, Three Floyds X-Tra Pale Ale, Firestone Pale Ale, Left Hand Brewing Jackman’s Pale Ale.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Extract

7.2