Wheat · BJCP 24A

Belgian Wheat Beer

Name: Belgian Wheat Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 3.4 kg Pilsner malt; 1.15 kg Wheat malt; 14 g Magnum; 14 g Citra; 14 g Styrian Goldings; SafAle WB-06

A summer aperitif: wheat, orange peel, cumin and coriander — Citra adds citrus and more bite than a typical wit.

Citrus
Spice
Moderate bitterness

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 4 weeks

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

Against BJCP 24A guidelines

OG1.051

ABV5.5%

IBU29

SRM3.5

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 → ~24.5 L beer50L brewer (B50)45 L in the kettle → ~38.5 L beer70L brewer (B70)65 L in the kettle → ~56 L beer

Sized for the 50L brewer (B50): 45 L pre-boil, 90-minute boil (~4.5 L boil-off, ~2 L kettle and chiller loss) → about 38.5 L into the fermenter.

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

OG: 1.051
FG: 1.009
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 29
SRM: 3.5
EBC: 7

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	6.55 kg	75%
Wheat malt	2.21 kg	25%
Σ	8.76 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Magnum 13% AA	27 g	Boil	60 min
Citra 12% AA	27 g	Boil	10 min
Styrian Goldings 3.5% AA	27 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle WB-06 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–22°C

Spices

Bitter orange peel: 39 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

Cumin: 15 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

Crushed coriander seed: 12 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

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

Total water: 52.9 L
Mash water: 26.3 L
Sparge water: 26.6 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: ₫844,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,156,000
Per litre: ₫21,900
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫7,200

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	6.55 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫301,955	₫322,700 (7 kg)
Wheat malt	2.21 kg	Weyermann Pale Wheat · ₫50,100/kg	₫110,721	₫125,250 (2.5 kg)
Magnum	27 g	Hallertau Magnum · ₫87,500/100 g	₫23,625	₫87,500 (1 × 100 g pack)
Citra	27 g	Citra · ₫181,600/100 g	₫49,032	₫181,600 (1 × 100 g pack)
Styrian Goldings	27 g	Styrian Goldings (Celeia) · ₫109,100/100 g	₫29,457	₫109,100 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle WB-06	2 pack(s)	SafAle WB-06 11,5 g · ₫164,700/pack	₫329,400	₫329,400 (2 pack(s))

Not included (buy elsewhere, no reference price): Bitter orange peel, Cumin, Crushed coriander seed.

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)40 min
68°CMid saccharification rest15 min
72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)10 min
78°CMash-out2 min

Boil

Boil 90 minutes

Carbonation

3 vol CO₂

Fermentation

20°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
24°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning12 days

Tips for success

At 28 IBU it's above the witbier range (8–20) — as in Castle's original.
Serve with a slice of orange or lemon.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.