Visual Brewing Charts by Lug Wrench

Ever since I posted the very first brewing chart I did, we've been getting lots of positive feedback and praise from the readers.  About once every other week, I get an email from someone asking for the PDF versions of the charts, which is great.  However, navigating through the site to get at all of the charts has been a mild complaint which I wanted to rectify.

Eventually, Tom and I will create a static page that contains similar information to what is below, but in the meantime, I wanted to list out all the current charts in a single post that can be used for everyone's reference.

BJCP Beer Style Visual Regerence Charts

1. SRM Color Ranges by Style
2. IBU Bitterness Ranges by Style
3. OG and FG Ranges by Style
4. Alcohol by Volume Ranges by Style
5. "Apparent" Bitterness (IBU/OG) Ranges by Style

White Labs Yeast Visual Reference Charts

1. Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Strain
2. Floculation Ranges by Strain
3. Optimal Temperature Ranges by Strain
4. Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Strain

Wyeast Labs Yeast Visual Reference Charts

1. Fermenation Attenuation Ranges by Strain
2. Flocuation Ranges by Strain
3. Optimal Temperature Ranges by Strain
4. Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Strain

Hop Union Hop Variety Visual Reference Charts

1. Alpha Acid Ranges by Hop Variety
2. Cohumulone Ranges by Hop Variety

In addition, I have uploaded PDFs of each collection to a public folder on DropBox, which should give access to anyone who wants the higher resolution PDFs of the charts.  If the link below do not work, please leave us a comment and I'll try to fix them again.

PDF Versions of the Above Collections

1. BCJP Beer Style Visual Reference Charts
2. White Labs Yeast Visual Reference Charts
3. Wyeast Labs Yeast Visual Reference Charts
4. Hop Union Hop Variety Visual Reference Charts

If you have any suggestions for future chart topics or have any feedback on the above, please let us know - we love to hear it!

Slainte!

-JW


"Mmmmm....Beer."
-Homer Simpson

Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain (Wyeast Labs)

Below is the fourth and final Yeast Strain Chart in the Wyeast Labs series, which visually compares the alcohol tolerance ranges of each yeast strain in the Wyeast Labs homebrewer product line.  As mentioned in the first Yeast Strain Chart posting, this project intends to visually compare the critical parameters of each yeast strain to one another.

Click on the thumbnail below to get a higher resolution image of the chart.

In addition to the above, check out the other Wyeast Lab yeast strain charts previously posted:

• Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Floculation Rating Ranges by Yeast Stain
• Optimal Fermentation temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like a higher resolution PDF of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email.  I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
-Oscar Wilde

Optimal Fermentation Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain (Wyeast Labs)

Below is the third Yeast Strain Chart in the series, which visually compares the preferrable fermentation temperatures of each yeast strain in Wyeast's stable.  As mentioned in the first Yeast Strain Chart posting, this project intends to visually compare the critical parameters of each yeast strain to one another.

Click on the thumbnail below to get a higher resolution image of the chart

In addition to the above, check out the other yeast strain charts (all the links will be updated when the charts are posted):

• Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Floculation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like higher resolution PDFs of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email.  I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?
-W.C. Fields

Floculation Rating Ranges by Yeast Strain (Wyeast)

Below is the second Yeast Strain Chart in the series, which visually compares the relative floculation rating of each yeast strain in the Wyeast catalog. As mentioned in the first Yeast Strain Chart posting, this project intends to visually compare the critical parameters of each yeast strain to one another.

Click on the thumbnail below to get a higher resolution image of the chart.

 
In addition to the above, check out the other Wyeast yeast strain charts (all the links will be updated when the charts are posted):

• Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Optimal Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like higher resolution PDF's of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email. I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


"Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into."

-Don Marquis

Fermentation Attenuation Ranges By Yeast Strain (Wyeast)

Similar to White Lab Yeast Charts that have been featured in past posts, I wanted to replicate the same type of charts with the Wyeast catalog.  The goal of the entire project is to to see how the different strains compared against one another.  Which yeast strains can take a cold ferment?  Which yeast flocculates out like a ton of bricks?

The first comparative yeast chart in this series is the Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain, which is presented below.  Click on the thumbnail to get a higher resolution image of the chart.  The other yeast charts in the series will be added in subsequent posts.

In addition to the above, check out the other Wyeast yeast strain charts (all the links will be updated when the charts are posted):

• Flocculation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Optimal Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you would like a high resolution PDF of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email.  I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


"If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs."
-David Daye

Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain (White Labs)

Below is the fourth and final Yeast Strain Chart in the White Labs series, which visually compares the alcohol tolerance ranges of each yeast strain in the White Labs homebrewer product line.  As mentioned in the first Yeast Strain Chart posting, this project intends to visually compare the critical parameters of each yeast strain to one another.

Click on the thumbnail below to get a higher resolution image of the chart.

In addition to the above, check out the other White Lab yeast strain charts previously posted:

• Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Floculation Rating Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Optimal Fermentation Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like higher resolutiom PDFs of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email.  I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


“Alcohol is good for you. My grandfather proved it irrevocably. He drank two quarts of booze every mature day of his life and lived to the age of 103. I was at the cremation – that fire would not go out.”
- Dave Astor

Optimal Fermentation Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain (White Labs)

Below is the third Yeast Strain Chart in the series, which visually compares the preferrable fermentation temperatures of each yeast strain in the White Labs homebrewer product line.  As mentioned in the first Yeast Strain Chart posting, this project intends to visually compare the critical parameters of each yeast strain to one another.

Click on the thumbnail below to get a higher resolution image of the chart.

In addition to the above, check out the other yeast strain charts (all the links will be updated when the charts are posted):

• Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Floculation Rating Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like higher resolution PDFs of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email.  I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


"Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health."
-Thomas Jefferson

Floculation Rating Ranges by Yeast Strain (White Labs)

Below is the second Yeast Strain Chart in the series, which visually compares the relative floculation rating of each yeast strain in the White Labs catalog.  As mentioned in the first Yeast Strain Chart posting, this project intends to visually compare the critical parameters of each yeast strain to one another.

Click on the thumbnail below to get a higher resolution image of the chart.

In addition to the above, check out the other yeast strain charts (all the links will be updated when the charts are posted):

• Fermentation Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Optimal Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like higher resolution PDF's of this or any of the charts, just shoot me an email. I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


"If God had wanted us to filter our beer, he wouldn't have given us livers."
-Larry Bell

Fermentation Attenuation Ranges By Yeast Strain (White Labs)

In a manner akin to the Visual Beer Style Charts that were featured in prior posts, I turned my attention to comparing some of the most common brewing yeasts available to homebrewers.  Focusing specifically on the White Labs Brewing Yeasts (sorry Wyeast users), I wanted to see how the different strains compared against one another.  Which yeasts were notorious for attenuating a ferment on the low end of the spectrum?  Which yeasts have the best shot at fermenting a high alcohol beer?

The first comparative yeast chart - Attenuation Ranges by Yeast Strain - is preseted below.  Click on the thumbnail to get a higher resolution image of the chart.  The other yeast charts in the series will be added in susequent posts.

In addition to the above, check out the other yeast strain charts (all the links will be updated when the charts are posted):

• Floculation Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Optimal Temperature Ranges by Yeast Strain
• Alcohol Tolerance Ranges by Yeast Strain

If you'd like higher resolution PDF's of this or any of the chats, just shoot me an email.  I'm more than happy to share them.

Slainte!

-JW


"Not everybody is strong enough to endure life without an anesthetic.  Drink probably averts more gross crime that it causes."
-George Bernard Shaw