Belgian Hoppy Blonde (BE-256)

Name: Belgian Hoppy Blonde (BE-256)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 23 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 4kg Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner Malt; 0.75kg Dextrose; 0.6kg Flaked Rice; 0.45kg Gladfield Wheat Malt; 0.3kg Gladfield Munich Malt; 60g Saaz (60min boil); 85g Simcoe (whirlpool); 55g Simcoe (dry hop); 65g Styrian Goldings (whirlpool); 45g Styrian Goldings (dry hop); Fermentis SafAle BE-256, 2 packets (23 g), dry pitched; 1g Whirlfloc; 5g Yeast Nutrient; 0.5g Zinc

Brewed 2026-07-23 Batch · 23 L Matt Paterson

7.2% ABV

1.065OG

1.010FG

52IBU

23 LBatch

84.6%App. atten.

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Against the style · 21B Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA

Grain bill

Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner Malt	4 kg	65.6%
Dextrose	0.75 kg	12.3%
Flaked Rice	0.6 kg	9.8%
Gladfield Wheat Malt	0.45 kg	7.4%
Gladfield Munich Malt	0.3 kg	4.9%

Adjuncts

Whirlfloc	1 g @ 15 min
Yeast Nutrient	5 g @ 10 min
Zinc	0.5 g

Hop schedule

Hop	60 min	WP	DH#1
Saaz 60 g	60g	·	·
Simcoe 140 g	·	85g	55g
Styrian Goldings 110 g	·	65g	45g

Yeast

Fermentis SafAle BE-256

2 packets (23 g), dry pitched

Water additions

Calcium Sulfate (Gypsum)	5 g
Calcium Chloride	3 g
Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom)	2 g
Lactic acid (88%)	—

Process parameters

Mash: 63 °C / 45 min
Strike: 20 L
Sparge: 78 °C
Pre-boil: 30 L
Boil: 60 min

Fermentation schedule

Primary Fermentation

21 °C · 13 days

Duvel-inspired Belgian hoppy blonde, built from brewing notes shared by Dimitry Staelens of Adept Brewery in Belgium. Full write-up, including the ferment schedule and packaging: https://brews.traineffect.co.nz/brews/2026-07-23-belgian-hoppy-blonde-be256. Note, the Styrian Goldings is Slovenian Celeia variety.

Two yeast options. Dimitry’s specified strain is Fermentis SafAle BE-256, which is POF-negative — ripe fruit and warmth, no clove or pepper, leaving room for the Simcoe and Celeia. That is what this batch used, finishing at 1.010 and 7.2%. The first round substituted Froth Tech Wildling FTW1, which adds a spicy phenolic edge and attenuates further, down to 1.004.

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