Historical
Kentucky Common
A dark, corn-heavy Louisville beer that was brewed, fermented and sold within about a week, often with a light sourness from the mash. It disappeared entirely at Prohibition.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.044 - 1.055
1.044 - 1.055
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.018
1.010 - 1.018
Bitterness
15 IBU - 30 IBU
15 IBU - 30 IBU
Colour
11 SRM - 20 SRM
11 SRM - 20 SRM
Alcohol
4% - 5.5%
4% - 5.5%
Colour also 22-39 EBC
What goes wrong
Ageing it. This was a fresh beer by design and everything interesting about it fades within a month.
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.
Plan a batch to these numbers.