Hoppy · BJCP 21B

Belgian-style IPA

Name: Belgian-style IPA
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 3.35 kg Pilsner malt; 1.65 kg Munich malt; 0.45 kg Biscuit malt; 57 g Fuggle; 45 g East Kent Goldings; 45 g Willamette; SafAle S-04

English-style IPA hopping meets Munich and Abbey malt — moderate bitterness, round body, floral and bready.

Floral
Bready
Fruity

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 4 weeks

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

Against BJCP 21B guidelines

OG1.059

ABV6.3%

IBU40

SRM8.9

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: 6.3%
IBU: 40
SRM: 8.9
EBC: 18

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	6.7 kg	61%
Munich malt	3.3 kg	30%
Biscuit malt	0.9 kg	8%
Σ	10.9 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Fuggle 4.5% AA	114 g	Boil	50 min
East Kent Goldings 5.5% AA	90 g	Boil	10 min
Willamette 5% AA	90 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle S-04 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–20°C

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

Total water: 54.8 L
Mash water: 32.7 L
Sparge water: 22.1 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: ₫1,135,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,281,000
Per litre: ₫28,400
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫9,400

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)
Munich malt	3.3 kg	Weyermann Munich I · ₫47,500/kg	₫156,750	₫166,250 (3.5 kg)
Biscuit malt	0.9 kg	Weyermann Abbey · ₫54,600/kg(equivalent)	₫49,140	₫54,600 (1 kg)
Fuggle	114 g	Fuggle · ₫105,700/100 g	₫120,498	₫211,400 (2 × 100 g pack)
East Kent Goldings	90 g	Styrian Goldings (Celeia) · ₫109,100/100 g(equivalent)	₫98,190	₫109,100 (1 × 100 g pack)
Willamette	90 g	Willamette · ₫159,000/100 g	₫143,100	₫159,000 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle S-04	2 pack(s)	SafAle S-04 11,5 g · ₫129,000/pack	₫258,000	₫258,000 (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

2.7 vol CO₂

Fermentation

18°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
20°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning12 days

Tips for success

At 40 IBU it's below the Belgian IPA range (50–100) — the original aims for balance.
For more Belgian character, swap S-04 for BE-256 or T-58.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.