🍺 Homebrew Calorie Calculator
Enter your original gravity, final gravity & batch size to calculate exact calories per serving
| Beer Style | Typical OG | Typical FG | ABV % | Cal / 12 oz | Carbs (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Lager | 1.028–1.040 | 1.004–1.008 | 3.5–4.2% | 90–110 | 5–7 |
| American Lager | 1.040–1.050 | 1.006–1.010 | 4.0–5.3% | 120–150 | 8–11 |
| American Pale Ale | 1.045–1.060 | 1.010–1.015 | 4.5–6.2% | 150–185 | 12–16 |
| India Pale Ale (IPA) | 1.056–1.075 | 1.010–1.018 | 5.5–7.5% | 175–230 | 15–20 |
| Double IPA (DIPA) | 1.075–1.100 | 1.012–1.020 | 7.5–10.5% | 240–320 | 18–26 |
| Hefeweizen | 1.044–1.052 | 1.010–1.014 | 4.0–5.5% | 145–175 | 13–17 |
| Dry Stout | 1.036–1.050 | 1.007–1.011 | 3.8–5.0% | 125–160 | 10–14 |
| Brown Porter | 1.040–1.052 | 1.008–1.014 | 4.0–5.4% | 135–170 | 12–16 |
| Saison | 1.048–1.065 | 1.006–1.012 | 5.0–7.0% | 160–205 | 9–14 |
| Barleywine | 1.080–1.120 | 1.016–1.028 | 8.0–12.0% | 260–380 | 22–35 |
| Session Ale | 1.028–1.040 | 1.006–1.010 | 2.8–4.0% | 80–115 | 7–10 |
| OG | FG | ABV % | Cal / 12 oz | Cal / Pint (16 oz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.040 | 1.008 | 4.2% | ~130 | ~173 |
| 1.048 | 1.010 | 5.0% | ~155 | ~207 |
| 1.052 | 1.012 | 5.2% | ~163 | ~217 |
| 1.060 | 1.014 | 6.0% | ~188 | ~251 |
| 1.070 | 1.016 | 7.1% | ~220 | ~293 |
| 1.080 | 1.018 | 8.1% | ~253 | ~337 |
| 1.090 | 1.020 | 9.2% | ~286 | ~381 |
| 1.100 | 1.022 | 10.2% | ~318 | ~424 |
The word homebrew covers a wide kind of hobbies and resources. It can mean the making of beer at home, the usage of homemade programs on old game consoles or the setup of tools on Mac or Linux computer. Each of those areas has its own group, and all of them stay very alive.
For instance in the tech side, Homebrew is a free and open source package manager, that makes the setup of programs on macOS and Linux easier. In short words, it adds what the Apple or Linux system does not carry since the purchase. Picture it as a store for apps that developers and expert users often need.
Different Kinds of Homebrew
Based on the needs, one can choose different ways to build programs on Mac based on the choices of the user. Homebrew is built on Git and Ruby, and during the first setup it puts everything in a standard folder like a Git deposit. It takes less than 100 MB on Mac when nothing else is added.
The project runs nonprofit, fully led by volunteers that do not receive salary, and it needs money to cover costs of programs, servers and hosting for ongoing updates and future changes.
In the area of video games, homebrew relates to the creation or the playing of original games on old consoles. Everything turns around the fun of new titles on vintage hardware. There are groups that focus on the growth of homebrew games from all types, between them also test versions, ROM files and physical releases.
Some folks modify their consoles to play games by means of programs similar too USB Loader GX.
Also there is the world of board games. In Dungeons & Dragons homebrew means homemade material, for instance scripts, magic objects, creatures and spells. Typical ways to design a homebrew spell are choose a basic spell that most fits, check other similar ones and later add a bit of flavor.
Sometimes it simply means visual change of the descriptive text based on the style.
And obviously, there is the most old meaning (the home brewing of beer), wine, cider or mead. It was not even allowed at the federal level to brew beer at home until 1978, although before the Prohibition it already was legal. Normal batch size reaches 19 liters or 5 American gallons, because many home brewers like to put the beer in Cornelius barrels that exactly hold that amount.
Many newcomers start with malt extract, and the result ends in good drink. Starting in that hobby can cost under 100 dollars. The rising costs of hops and malt barley a bit bother efficient home brewers, however the whole process often leads to real savings.
Recipes form the core of everything, some copy a style, some to spare money andothers to invent something fully original.
