Belgian · BJCP 26C
Triple Blond
A gold-tinged tripel: creamy body, orange and fruit, rich malt — balanced despite 9% ABV.
- Orange
- Creamy
- Rich malt
Origin: BelgiumDifficulty: AdvancedReady in: 6 weeks
Recipe source: Castle Malting® — Triple Blond · view original ↗ (scaled to 20 L at 72% efficiency)
Against BJCP 26C guidelines
Stats calculated from ingredients (Tinseth · Morey) — real results depend on efficiency and water.
- OG
- 1.077
- FG
- 1.008
- ABV
- 8.9%
- IBU
- 32
- SRM
- 6.8
- EBC
- 13
Malt & sugar
| Malt & sugar | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pilsner malt | 10.53 kg | 78% |
| Crystal 15L | 1.37 kg | 10% |
| Carapils / Carafoam | 0.68 kg | 5% |
| Wheat malt | 0.68 kg | 5% |
| Đường candi / đường kính | 0.2 kg | 1% |
| Σ | 13.46 kg |
Hops
| Hops | Amount | Use | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum 13% AA | 33 g | Boil | 60 min |
| Perle 7% AA | 49 g | Boil | 5 min |
| Cascade 6% AA | 60 g | Boil | 5 min |
| Mosaic 12% AA | 49 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
- 56.7 L
- Mash water
- 36.1 L
- Sparge water
- 20.6 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
- ₫1,703,000
- Retail purchase
- ₫2,031,000
- Per litre
- ₫43,700
- Per 330 ml glass / bottle
- ₫14,400
Show cost per ingredient
| Ingredient | Amount | Reference price | Cost of what you use | Retail purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilsner malt | 10.53 kg | Weyermann Pilsner · ₫46,100/kg | ₫485,433 | ₫507,100 (11 kg) |
| Crystal 15L | 1.37 kg | Weyermann Carahell · ₫60,300/kg(equivalent) | ₫82,611 | ₫90,450 (1.5 kg) |
| Carapils / Carafoam | 0.68 kg | Weyermann Carapils · ₫60,000/kg | ₫40,800 | ₫60,000 (1 kg) |
| Wheat malt | 0.68 kg | Weyermann Pale Wheat · ₫50,100/kg | ₫34,068 | ₫50,100 (1 kg) |
| Magnum | 33 g | Hallertau Magnum · ₫87,500/100 g | ₫28,875 | ₫87,500 (1 × 100 g pack) |
| Perle | 49 g | Hallertau Perle · ₫137,000/100 g | ₫67,130 | ₫137,000 (1 × 100 g pack) |
| Cascade | 60 g | Cascade · ₫121,400/100 g | ₫72,840 | ₫121,400 (1 × 100 g pack) |
| Mosaic | 49 g | Mosaic · ₫168,700/100 g | ₫82,663 | ₫168,700 (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): Đường candi / đường kính.
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
- 62°CBeta rest (drier beer)45 min
- 72°CAlpha rest (iodine test)15 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
- Polaris bittering hops replaced with Magnum.
- Pitch 2 packs and hold 22°C for the first two days.
- Converted from Castle Malting's (Belgium) 100 L recipe — Château malts replaced with equivalents.