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Beer style · BJCP 2021 23G

Gose

European Sour Ale

Published ranges These are the ranges the BJCP 2021 guidelines publish for this style.

Original gravity
1.036–1.056
Final gravity
1.006–1.010
Bitterness
5–12 IBU
Color
3–4 SRM (6–8 EBC)
Alcohol
4.2–4.8 % ABV

What it is

A pale Leipzig wheat beer seasoned with salt and coriander over a moderate lactic tartness. The salt is a savory lift rather than a flavor you name, and the coriander adds a citrus-spice note; the whole thing finishes crisp, dry and thirst-quenching.

Flavor

What a Gose should taste like, on the three wheels the studio scores every recipe against. The shaded ring is the style’s range on each axis, from 0 at the center to 5 at the edge.

Hops

Room for herbal.

Malt

Grainy, with room for bready/biscuit or sweet/honey.

Fermentation

Tart, with room for clean, fruity esters or funk.

Hops that suit it

Varieties whose loudest notes all sit on this style’s hop wheel, best fit first. How much to use is the recipe’s question; these are the ones that taste right.

Yeasts that suit it

Strains the lab made for beers like this one, whose fermentation character sits inside the style’s wheel. A strain sold by several labs is listed once; its page names the others.

Style numbers, names and vital statistics are from the BJCP 2021 Beer Style Guidelines, where you will find the official descriptions. The descriptions and flavor wheels here are Beerwright’s own. Beerwright is not affiliated with or endorsed by the BJCP.