Belgian and farmhouse

Belgian Single

BJCP 26A

The patersbier: the beer the monks keep for themselves, brewed with the same yeast as the tripel at half the strength. Dry, bitter, pale and quietly excellent.

Vital statistics

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

Original gravity

1.044 - 1.054

Final gravity

1.004 - 1.010

Bitterness

25 IBU - 45 IBU

Colour

3 SRM - 5 SRM

Alcohol

4.8% - 6%

Colour also 6-10 EBC

What goes wrong

Under-bittering. At this gravity the yeast phenols need a firm bitterness to push against or the beer tastes hollow.

Commercial examples

Chimay GoldLa Trappe PuurSt. Bernardus Extra 4Westmalle ExtraWestvleteren 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

25A

Belgian Blond Ale

6-7.5% · 15-30 IBU

25B

Saison