Belgian · BJCP 25A

Belgian Blond Beer

Name: Belgian Blond Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 4.45 kg Pilsner malt; 1.1 kg Crystal 15L; 18 g Magnum; 23 g Tettnanger; SafAle T-58

A dense Belgian blond with a rich palate and long finish — just two malts, rounded out by pale caramel malt.

Honey
Belgian fruitiness
Long finish

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 5 weeks❄ Needs chiller

Recipe source: Castle Malting® — Belgian Blond Beer · view original ↗ (scaled to 20 L at 72% efficiency)

Against BJCP 25A guidelines

OG1.061

ABV6.2%

IBU25

SRM7.4

Stats calculated from ingredients (Tinseth · Morey) — real results depend on efficiency and water.

Choose your KRS brewer

40L brewer (B40)30 L in the kettle → ~26 L beer50L brewer (B50)45 L in the kettle → ~40 L beer70L brewer (B70)65 L in the kettle → ~58 L beer

Sized for the 50L brewer (B50): 45 L pre-boil, 60-minute boil (~3 L boil-off, ~2 L kettle and chiller loss) → about 40 L into the fermenter.

Brewhouse efficiency: 72%All-in-One brewers usually hit 68–75%. Use 70% for a first batch.

OG: 1.061
FG: 1.013
ABV: 6.2%
IBU: 25
SRM: 7.4
EBC: 15

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	8.9 kg	80%
Crystal 15L	2.2 kg	20%
Σ	11.1 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Magnum 13% AA	36 g	Boil	50 min
Tettnanger 4.5% AA	46 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle T-58 · 4 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–24°C

Water (estimate for an All-in-One brewer)

Total water: 55 L
Mash water: 33.3 L
Sparge water: 21.7 L
Pre-boil volume: 45 L

Estimated ingredient cost for this batch

Reference retail prices from ABV Beer Shop · 24/09/2026

Cost of what you use: ₫974,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,103,000
Per litre: ₫24,300
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫8,000

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	8.9 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫410,290	₫414,900 (9 kg)
Crystal 15L	2.2 kg	Weyermann Carahell · ₫60,300/kg(equivalent)	₫132,660	₫150,750 (2.5 kg)
Magnum	36 g	Hallertau Magnum · ₫87,500/100 g	₫31,500	₫87,500 (1 × 100 g pack)
Tettnanger	46 g	Hallertau Tradition · ₫93,500/100 g(equivalent)	₫43,010	₫93,500 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle T-58	4 pack(s)	SafAle T-58 11,5 g · ₫89,100/pack	₫356,400	₫356,400 (4 pack(s))

Retail purchase rounds hops and spices up to 100 g packs and malt up to 0.5 kg — leftovers keep for the next batch. Excludes power, water, CO₂ and cleaning chemicals. Prices may change.

Mash

63°CBeta rest (drier beer)60 min
72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)20 min
78°CMash-out2 min

Boil

Boil 60 minutes

Carbonation

2.4 vol CO₂

Fermentation

16°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
20°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning15 days

Tips for success

Serve at 6–10°C to get the full aroma.
Start at 16°C for clean esters — needs a cooled fermenter.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.