Belgian · BJCP 25C

Blond Rye Beer

Name: Blond Rye Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 4.7 kg Pilsner malt; 0.7 kg Wheat malt; 1.35 kg Rye malt (mạch đen); 17 g Perle; 17 g Cascade; 17 g Saaz; 17 g Cascade; SafAle BE-256

A strong 8.5% blond with 20% rye: rye's spicy, faintly tart character shines through moderate bitterness.

Rye spice
Fruity
Dry

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: AdvancedReady in: 6 weeks

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

Against BJCP 25C guidelines

OG1.072

ABV8.2%

IBU26

SRM5.1

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 → ~25 L beer50L brewer (B50)45 L in the kettle → ~39 L beer70L brewer (B70)65 L in the kettle → ~57 L beer

Sized for the 50L brewer (B50): 45 L pre-boil, 75-minute boil (~3.8 L boil-off, ~2 L kettle and chiller loss) → about 39 L into the fermenter.

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

OG: 1.072
FG: 1.009
ABV: 8.2%
IBU: 26
SRM: 5.2
EBC: 10

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	9.17 kg	70%
Wheat malt	1.37 kg	10%
Rye malt (mạch đen)	2.63 kg	20%
Σ	13.17 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
Perle 7% AA	33 g	Boil	60 min
Cascade 6% AA	33 g	Boil	60 min
Saaz 3.5% AA	33 g	Boil	15 min
Cascade 6% AA	33 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle BE-256 · 4 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–22°C

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

Total water: 56.6 L
Mash water: 36.2 L
Sparge water: 20.4 L
Pre-boil volume: 44.8 L

Estimated ingredient cost for this batch

Reference retail prices from ABV Beer Shop · 24/09/2026

Cost of what you use: ₫1,467,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,707,000
Per litre: ₫37,600
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫12,400

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	9.17 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫422,737	₫437,950 (9.5 kg)
Wheat malt	1.37 kg	Weyermann Pale Wheat · ₫50,100/kg	₫68,637	₫75,150 (1.5 kg)
Perle	33 g	Hallertau Perle · ₫137,000/100 g	₫45,210	₫137,000 (1 × 100 g pack)
Cascade	66 g	Cascade · ₫121,400/100 g	₫80,124	₫121,400 (1 × 100 g pack)
Saaz	33 g	Saaz · ₫127,300/100 g	₫42,009	₫127,300 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle BE-256	4 pack(s)	SafAle BE-256 11,5 g · ₫202,100/pack	₫808,400	₫808,400 (4 pack(s))

Not included (buy elsewhere, no reference price): Rye malt (mạch đen).

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 75 minutes

Carbonation

2.8 vol CO₂

Fermentation

22°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
25°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning15 days

Tips for success

Rye is sticky — add rice hulls or lauter slowly.
The original Amarillo is replaced with Cascade.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.