Bock and strong lager
Dunkles Bock
The traditional bock: rich Munich malt, bread crust and light toast, with the hops present only to keep it from being syrup.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.064 - 1.072
1.064 - 1.072
Final gravity
1.013 - 1.019
1.013 - 1.019
Bitterness
20 IBU - 27 IBU
20 IBU - 27 IBU
Colour
14 SRM - 22 SRM
14 SRM - 22 SRM
Alcohol
6.3% - 7.2%
6.3% - 7.2%
Colour also 28-43 EBC
What goes wrong
Rushing the lagering. A bock needs a month or more cold before the alcohol stops reading as hot.
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. 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 bock and strong lager family
Plan a batch to these numbers.