Light & blonde · BJCP 25A

Blond Beer

Name: Blond Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 4.3 kg Pilsner malt; 0.8 kg Melanoidin malt; 0.25 kg Biscuit malt; 50 g Tettnanger; 17 g Saaz; SafAle T-58

A handsome deep-gold blond: smooth, biscuity malt and a complex aroma from T-58 yeast and coriander.

Biscuit
Light spice
Smooth

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 3 weeks

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

Against BJCP 25A guidelines

OG1.059

ABV6.4%

IBU25

SRM9.9

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: 1.010
ABV: 6.4%
IBU: 25
SRM: 9.9
EBC: 20

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	8.6 kg	80%
Melanoidin malt	1.6 kg	15%
Biscuit malt	0.5 kg	5%
Σ	10.7 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Tettnanger 4.5% AA	100 g	Boil	50 min
Saaz 3.5% AA	34 g	Boil	10 min

Yeast

SafAle T-58 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–24°C

Spices

Crushed coriander seed: 40 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

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

Total water: 54.6 L
Mash water: 32.1 L
Sparge water: 22.5 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: ₫826,000
Retail purchase: ₫950,000
Per litre: ₫20,700
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫6,800

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	8.6 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫396,460	₫414,900 (9 kg)
Melanoidin malt	1.6 kg	Weyermann Abbey · ₫54,600/kg(equivalent)	₫87,360	₫109,200 (2 kg)
Biscuit malt	0.5 kg	Weyermann Abbey · ₫54,600/kg(equivalent)	₫27,300	₫27,300 (0.5 kg)
Tettnanger	100 g	Hallertau Tradition · ₫93,500/100 g(equivalent)	₫93,500	₫93,500 (1 × 100 g pack)
Saaz	34 g	Saaz · ₫127,300/100 g	₫43,282	₫127,300 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle T-58	2 pack(s)	SafAle T-58 11,5 g · ₫89,100/pack	₫178,200	₫178,200 (2 pack(s))

Not included (buy elsewhere, no reference price): 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 60 minutes

Carbonation

2.8 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 conditioning5 days

Tips for success

Darker than the Belgian Blond range because of the melanoidin malt — as in the original.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.