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Styles · Lichtenhainer

Beer style · BJCP 2021 27B

Lichtenhainer

Historical Beer

Representative The guidelines publish this style’s ranges per variant or not at all, so these are a representative envelope instead.

Original gravity
1.032–1.040
Final gravity
1.004–1.008
Bitterness
5–12 IBU
Color
3–6 SRM (6–12 EBC)
Alcohol
3.5–4.7 % ABV

What it is

A revived Thuringian wheat beer that pairs a light lactic tartness with a clear campfire smokiness from beechwood-smoked malt. It is low in alcohol, low in bitterness and highly carbonated — smoke and acidity share the stage without either taking over.

Flavor

What a Lichtenhainer 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

Hops stay in the background: none of their character belongs.

Malt

Grainy and smoke, with room for bready/biscuit.

Fermentation

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

Hops that suit it

None on character. The hops in this style are there for bitterness and balance, and any variety whose aroma you would notice is out of place.

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.