Light & blonde · BJCP 30A

Blond Summer Beer

Name: Blond Summer Beer
Yield: 20 L
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 4.2 kg Pilsner malt; 0.25 kg Wheat malt; 0.25 kg Carapils / Carafoam; 23 g East Kent Goldings; 23 g Cascade; 29 g Citra; SafAle BE-134

A thirst-quenching summer blond: orange, passion fruit and banana from hops and saison yeast, lifted by orange peel and a pinch of cumin.

Orange, passion fruit
Light banana
Dry, refreshing

Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: IntermediateReady in: 3 weeks

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

Against BJCP 30A guidelines

OG1.052

ABV5.9%

IBU25

SRM3.6

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: 1.052
FG: 1.007
ABV: 5.9%
IBU: 25
SRM: 3.6
EBC: 7

Malt & sugar

Malt & sugar	Amount	Share
Pilsner malt	8.4 kg	89%
Wheat malt	0.5 kg	5%
Carapils / Carafoam	0.5 kg	5%
Σ	9.4 kg

Hops

Hops	Amount	Use	Time
East Kent Goldings 5.5% AA	46 g	Boil	50 min
Cascade 6% AA	46 g	Boil	5 min
Citra 12% AA	58 g	Boil	5 min

Yeast

SafAle BE-134 · 2 pack(s) (11,5 g) · Ferment at 18–28°C

Spices

Bitter orange peel: 16 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

Cumin: 4 g — Last 5 minutes of the boil

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

Total water: 53.5 L
Mash water: 28.2 L
Sparge water: 25.3 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: ₫973,000
Retail purchase: ₫1,178,000
Per litre: ₫24,300
Per 330 ml glass / bottle: ₫8,000

Show cost per ingredient

Ingredient	Amount	Reference price	Cost of what you use	Retail purchase
Pilsner malt	8.4 kg	Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg	₫387,240	₫391,850 (8.5 kg)
Wheat malt	0.5 kg	Weyermann Pale Wheat · ₫50,100/kg	₫25,050	₫25,050 (0.5 kg)
Carapils / Carafoam	0.5 kg	Weyermann Carapils · ₫60,000/kg	₫30,000	₫30,000 (0.5 kg)
East Kent Goldings	46 g	Styrian Goldings (Celeia) · ₫109,100/100 g(equivalent)	₫50,186	₫109,100 (1 × 100 g pack)
Cascade	46 g	Cascade · ₫121,400/100 g	₫55,844	₫121,400 (1 × 100 g pack)
Citra	58 g	Citra · ₫181,600/100 g	₫105,328	₫181,600 (1 × 100 g pack)
SafAle BE-134	2 pack(s)	SafAle BE-134 11,5 g · ₫159,500/pack	₫319,000	₫319,000 (2 pack(s))

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

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)45 min
72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)15 min
78°CMash-out2 min

Boil

Boil 60 minutes

Carbonation

2.6 vol CO₂

Fermentation

22°CPitch & primary fermentation2 days
24°CFree rise to finish5 days
8°CDrop to 8°C, settle / harvest yeast1 days
1°CCold conditioning5 days

Tips for success

BE-134 ferments very dry — crisp and lively, great for hot weather.
The original Motueka/Sorachi Ace aroma hops are replaced with Citra here.
Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.