Amber & British · BJCP 24B

Belgian Red Pure Malt Beer

Name: Belgian Red Pure Malt Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 3.3 kg Pilsner malt; 1.35 kg Melanoidin malt; 0.55 kg Munich malt; 0.3 kg Crystal 40L; 47 g Hallertau Mittelfrüh; 33 g Saaz; 14 g Cascade; SafAle US-05

Sweet and lightly hopped with a tea-like note; round malt and a slightly dry finish.

Tea-like
Round malt
Slightly dry

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 4 weeks

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

Against BJCP 24B guidelines

OG1.059

ABV6.4%

IBU25

SRM14.1

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: 1.059
FG: 1.011
ABV: 6.4%
IBU: 25
SRM: 14.1
EBC: 28

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	6.6 kg	60%
Melanoidin malt	2.7 kg	25%
Munich malt	1.1 kg	10%
Crystal 40L	0.6 kg	5%
Σ	11 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Hallertau Mittelfrüh 4% AA	94 g	Boil	50 min
Saaz 3.5% AA	66 g	Boil	10 min
Cascade 6% AA	28 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle US-05 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–20°C

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

Total water: 54.9 L
Mash water: 33 L
Sparge water: 21.9 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: ₫1,068,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,286,000
Per litre: ₫26,700
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫8,800

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	6.6 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫304,260	₫322,700 (7 kg)
Melanoidin malt	2.7 kg	Weyermann Abbey · ₫54,600/kg(equivalent)	₫147,420	₫163,800 (3 kg)
Munich malt	1.1 kg	Weyermann Munich I · ₫47,500/kg	₫52,250	₫71,250 (1.5 kg)
Crystal 40L	0.6 kg	Weyermann Caramunich II · ₫60,300/kg(equivalent)	₫36,180	₫60,300 (1 kg)
Hallertau Mittelfrüh	94 g	Hallertau Mittelfrüh · ₫145,700/100 g	₫136,958	₫145,700 (1 × 100 g pack)
Saaz	66 g	Saaz · ₫127,300/100 g	₫84,018	₫127,300 (1 × 100 g pack)
Cascade	28 g	Cascade · ₫121,400/100 g	₫33,992	₫121,400 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle US-05	2 pack(s)	SafAle US-05 11,5 g · ₫136,600/pack	₫273,200	₫273,200 (2 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)50 min
72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)20 min
78°CMash-out2 min

Boil

Boil 60 minutes

Carbonation

2.6 vol CO₂

Fermentation

18°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
22°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning12 days

Tips for success

The original Mandarina Bavaria is replaced with Cascade.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.