Amber & British · BJCP 24B

Belgian Ruby Beer

Name: Belgian Ruby Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 3.35 kg Pilsner malt; 1.1 kg Melanoidin malt; 0.45 kg Munich malt; 0.2 kg Crystal 40L; 0.1 kg Đường candi / đường kính; 51 g Saaz; 42 g Hallertau Mittelfrüh; SafAle BE-256

Deep ruby with rounded caramel aromas; BE-256 adds dried-fruit notes.

Caramel
Dried fruit
Rounded

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 4 weeks❄ Needs chiller

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

Against BJCP 24B guidelines

OG1.057

ABV6.3%

IBU25

SRM12.2

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: 1.057
FG: 1.009
ABV: 6.3%
IBU: 25
SRM: 12.2
EBC: 24

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	6.7 kg	64%
Melanoidin malt	2.2 kg	21%
Munich malt	0.9 kg	9%
Crystal 40L	0.4 kg	4%
Đường candi / đường kính	0.2 kg	2%
Σ	10.4 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Saaz 3.5% AA	102 g	Boil	50 min
Hallertau Mittelfrüh 4% AA	84 g	Boil	10 min

Yeast

SafAle BE-256 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–22°C

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

Total water: 54.2 L
Mash water: 30.6 L
Sparge water: 23.6 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: ₫1,152,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,341,000
Per litre: ₫28,800
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫9,500

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	6.7 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫308,870	₫322,700 (7 kg)
Melanoidin malt	2.2 kg	Weyermann Abbey · ₫54,600/kg(equivalent)	₫120,120	₫136,500 (2.5 kg)
Munich malt	0.9 kg	Weyermann Munich I · ₫47,500/kg	₫42,750	₫47,500 (1 kg)
Crystal 40L	0.4 kg	Weyermann Caramunich II · ₫60,300/kg(equivalent)	₫24,120	₫30,150 (0.5 kg)
Saaz	102 g	Saaz · ₫127,300/100 g	₫129,846	₫254,600 (2 × 100 g pack)
Hallertau Mittelfrüh	84 g	Hallertau Mittelfrüh · ₫145,700/100 g	₫122,388	₫145,700 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle BE-256	2 pack(s)	SafAle BE-256 11,5 g · ₫202,100/pack	₫404,200	₫404,200 (2 pack(s))

Not included (buy elsewhere, no reference price): Đường candi / đường kính.

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

16°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
21°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning12 days

Tips for success

Brown sugar (cassonade) in the last 10 minutes is optional — table or candi sugar works.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.