IPA

White IPA

BJCP 21B

A witbier and an IPA at once: wheat, a Belgian yeast, sometimes coriander, and a full American hop schedule over the top.

Vital statistics

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

Original gravity

1.056 - 1.065

Final gravity

1.010 - 1.016

Bitterness

40 IBU - 70 IBU

Colour

5 SRM - 8 SRM

Alcohol

5.5% - 7%

Colour also 10-16 EBC

What goes wrong

Spicing on top of citrus hops. The coriander and the hop aroma occupy the same space, so if you use both, use less of each.

Commercial examples

Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' AleNew Belgium Accumulation

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 ipa family

12C

English IPA

5-7.5% · 40-60 IBU

21A

American IPA

5.5-7.5% · 40-70 IBU

21C

Hazy IPA

6-9% · 25-60 IBU

21B

Black IPA

5.5-9% · 50-90 IBU

21B

Belgian IPA

6.2-9.5% · 50-100 IBU

21B

Red IPA

5.5-7.5% · 40-70 IBU

21B

Rye IPA

5.5-8% · 50-75 IBU

21B

Brut IPA

6-7.5% · 20-30 IBU

22A

Double IPA

7.5-10% · 60-100 IBU

Plan a batch to these numbers.

Bitterness Colour Alcohol