Exact Definitions of the beer categories

Helmy · Jan 7, 2008

Is there a thread or a website that outlines The exact specifications of all the diffrent types of beers? What i am looking for is information that states: "If your beer is _____ in color and has _____ % alcohol it is classified as_______" ETC.

The only reason why i bring this up is because i was brewing, aiming for a porter. My friends like it and had asked me what it was. Since i was aiming for a porter, i told them that, however i got to thinking, maybe its a stout. I would like to provide accurate information to those who ask, as well as posess the knowledge for myself. So, if anyone knows where i can find info on this, i would appreciate it.

DeathBrewer · Jan 7, 2008

Beer Judge Certification Program (bjcp.org)

and there is a really not much difference between a porter and a stout...although there are many variations on both styles. classification is not as exact as you have requested but you should be able to find the info you need.

Fingers · Jan 7, 2008

Check out our brewing Wiki. The link is at the top of the page. Just about every style you can think of is in there. If it's not and you research it, feel free to add to the Wiki. It's made by the members for the world.

Here's a link to the beer types page:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Beer_types-1-.jpg

Helmy · Jan 7, 2008

This place (HBT) is amazing!!! So quick to get answers!! Thanks guys! And DeathBrewer i know there isnt a big diffrence between a Porter and a Stout, but i would like to understand the small diffrences all the same. Thanks for the links!!

Cheers

david_42 · Jan 8, 2008

Knowing the small differences can be useful if you want to enter competitions. I know several people that brewed X, then won in style Y.

the_bird · Jan 8, 2008

You can get a lot of good information on the differences between the styles from reading Ray Daniels' Designing Great Beers, as well as listening to Jamil Z's podcasts on the Brewing Network. Daniels' book is fairly advanced, but is absolutely one of the best sources of information available.