{"id":125769,"date":"2025-03-11T06:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T06:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/building-a-balanced-beer-using-the-bu-gu-ratio\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T06:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T06:23:03","slug":"building-a-balanced-beer-using-the-bu-gu-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=125769","title":{"rendered":"Building a &#8220;balanced&#8221; beer using the BU\/GU ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">The BU\/GU Ratio of a beer stands for bitterness units (IBUs) divided by the gravity units. As a brewer, it helps you determine the amount of bitterness balanced with the sweetness of your beer. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-byline\">\n<section class=\"article-byline-content\">\n<ul class=\"author-list\">\n<li class=\"author-list-item\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/humebrew.com\/author\/dean-hume\/\" class=\"author-avatar\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/humebrew.com\/content\/images\/size\/w100\/2018\/04\/5N3l0oAS_reasonably_small.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Hume\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Have you ever brewed a beer and noticed that it didn&#8217;t quite seem like it was &#8220;balanced&#8221;? Maybe it tasted too sweet, or even too bitter. Believe it or not, there is a useful tool called the BU\/GU ratio that can help you with this.<\/p>\n<p>The BU\/GU Ratio of a beer stands for <strong>bitterness units (IBUs) divided by the gravity units<\/strong>. As a brewer, it helps you determine the amount of bitterness balanced with the sweetness of your beer. The higher the BU\/GU ratio, the higher the bitterness. Conversely, the lower the ratio, the lower the bitterness (and higher the sweetness).<\/p>\n<p>In terms of a ratio, you should ideally be aiming for :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0.25-0.35 for wheats<\/li>\n<li>0.4-0.8 for the most ales<\/li>\n<li>and greater than 1.0 for IPAs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The graph below gives you an indication of the range of IBUs to gravity units that you should be aiming for. Green is obviously better, with red being less desirable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/humebrew.com\/content\/images\/2022\/11\/bitterness-ratio.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"The BU\/GU Ratio Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"596\" height=\"548\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that these aren&#8217;t strict rules that you should brew every beer by! Rather use the BU\/GU ratio as a guideline when brewing your beers. It will help you get your beer in the correct ballpark for the given style you are trying to achieve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brewfather.app\/\">Brewfather <\/a>is my choice of brewing software &#8211; I love the flexibility that it gives me and its simple interface. If you look closely on the style charts that come with <a href=\"https:\/\/humebrew.com\/tag\/brewfather\/\">Brewfather<\/a>, you&#8217;ll notice that it already has the BU\/GU ratio built in. It&#8217;s a handy way of balancing your beer when building a recipe!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/humebrew.com\/content\/images\/2022\/11\/image.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Brewfather Style Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"925\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humebrew.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2022\/11\/image.png 600w, https:\/\/humebrew.com\/content\/images\/2022\/11\/image.png 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 720px) 720px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ve found this article helpful &#8211; happy brewing!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BU\/GU Ratio of a beer stands for bitterness units (IBUs) divided by the gravity units. As a brewer, it helps you determine the amount of bitterness balanced with the sweetness of your beer. Have you ever brewed a beer and noticed that it didn&#8217;t quite seem like it was &#8220;balanced&#8221;? 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