Belgian and farmhouse

Belgian Blond Ale

BJCP 25A

Pale, smooth and lightly sweet, with a soft yeast character and a hint of honey. The gateway Belgian strong ale, and dangerously easy at 6.5%.

Vital statistics

Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles

Original gravity

1.062 - 1.075

Final gravity

1.008 - 1.018

Bitterness

15 IBU - 30 IBU

Colour

4 SRM - 7 SRM

Alcohol

6% - 7.5%

Colour also 8-14 EBC

What goes wrong

Over-carbonating. High carbonation suits a tripel; on a blond it scrubs out the delicacy that makes it worth brewing.

Commercial examples

Affligem BlondCorsendonk BlondGrimbergen BlondLa Trappe BlondLeffe BlondVal-Dieu Blond

Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.

Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.

The rest of the belgian and farmhouse family

24B

Belgian Pale Ale

4.8-5.5% · 20-30 IBU

24C

Biere de Garde

6-8.5% · 18-28 IBU

25B

Saison

5-7% · 20-35 IBU

25C

Belgian Golden Strong Ale

7.5-10.5% · 22-35 IBU

26A

Belgian Single

4.8-6% · 25-45 IBU

26B

Belgian Dubbel

6-7.6% · 15-25 IBU

26C

Belgian Tripel

7.5-9.5% · 20-40 IBU

Plan a batch to these numbers.

Bitterness Colour Alcohol