British ale

Australian Sparkling Ale

BJCP 12B

A pale, very dry, very highly carbonated ale from South Australia, traditionally bottle-conditioned and poured with the yeast roused into it.

Vital statistics

Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles

Original gravity

1.038 - 1.050

Final gravity

1.004 - 1.006

Bitterness

20 IBU - 35 IBU

Colour

4 SRM - 7 SRM

Alcohol

4.5% - 6%

Colour also 8-14 EBC

What goes wrong

Finishing it too high. The exceptionally low final gravity is what makes the style; a sparkling ale at 1.012 is just a golden ale.

Commercial examples

Coopers Sparkling Ale

Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.

Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.

The rest of the british ale family

11A

Ordinary Bitter

3.2-3.8% · 25-35 IBU

11B

Best Bitter

3.8-4.6% · 25-40 IBU

11C

Strong Bitter

4.6-6.2% · 30-50 IBU

12A

British Golden Ale

3.8-5% · 20-45 IBU

13A

Dark Mild

3-3.8% · 10-25 IBU

13B

British Brown Ale

4.2-5.9% · 20-30 IBU

Plan a batch to these numbers.

Bitterness Colour Alcohol