Erik_Mog
Well-Known Member
So I was reading through the BJCP 2015 and Brewer's Association 2015 Style Guidelines, and have a question. Why is there so much difference between the same styles in these? For example, Marzen:
BJCP 2015
Original Gravity: 1.054-1.060 SG
Color: 8.0-17.0 SRM
Final Gravity: 1.010-1.014 SG
Bitterness: 18.0-24.0 IBUs
Alcohol by Volume: 5.80-6.30 %
Brewer's Association 2015:
Original Gravity (ºPlato) 1.050 - 1.060 (12.4 - 14.7)
Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (ºPlato) 1.012 - 1.020 (3.1 - 5.1)
Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 4.00% - 4.70% (5.10% - 6.00%)
Bitterness (IBU) 18 - 25
Color SRM (EBC) 4 - 15 (8 - 30)
You can see that there are some pretty significant difference between the two. For a person that wants to brew to style, how do they choose which guidelines to use? What is the 'correct' one?
BJCP 2015
Original Gravity: 1.054-1.060 SG
Color: 8.0-17.0 SRM
Final Gravity: 1.010-1.014 SG
Bitterness: 18.0-24.0 IBUs
Alcohol by Volume: 5.80-6.30 %
Brewer's Association 2015:
Original Gravity (ºPlato) 1.050 - 1.060 (12.4 - 14.7)
Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (ºPlato) 1.012 - 1.020 (3.1 - 5.1)
Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 4.00% - 4.70% (5.10% - 6.00%)
Bitterness (IBU) 18 - 25
Color SRM (EBC) 4 - 15 (8 - 30)
You can see that there are some pretty significant difference between the two. For a person that wants to brew to style, how do they choose which guidelines to use? What is the 'correct' one?