Sour
Berliner Weisse
Low alcohol, sharply lactic and almost unhopped. A refreshing sour that is finished in weeks rather than years.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.028 - 1.032
1.028 - 1.032
Final gravity
1.003 - 1.006
1.003 - 1.006
Bitterness
3 IBU - 8 IBU
3 IBU - 8 IBU
Colour
2 SRM - 3 SRM
2 SRM - 3 SRM
Alcohol
2.8% - 3.8%
2.8% - 3.8%
Colour also 4-6 EBC
What goes wrong
Hopping it. Lactobacillus is inhibited by hop compounds, and even a modest bittering charge can stop the souring dead.
Commercial examples
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. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
Plan a batch to these numbers.