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Dbc Biere de Garde

235 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 25th 2022
1.072
1.009
8.2%
23.9
10.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.07 lb Weyermann - Pilsner15.07 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 87.4%
0.40 lb Aromatic0.4 lb Aromatic 33 38 2.3%
0.40 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.4 lb Biscuit 35 23 2.3%
0.50 lb American - Victory0.5 lb Victory 34 28 2.9%
0.87 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)0.87 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 5%
17.24 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 11.83 23.3%
0.30 oz fuggle0.3 oz fuggle Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 4.44 9.3%
0.24 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.24 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 60 min 2.52 7.5%
1.17 oz Fuggles1.17 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 15 min 4.82 36.3%
0.76 oz Brewferm - Hallertau Mittelfrüh0.76 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 1 min 0.26 23.6%
3.22 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey IV Ale Yeast WLP540
Amount:
1.17 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 162 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 3.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 9 18 122 87 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 7.37 29.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.68 g | 30.7 qt) 8.68 34.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.05 -8.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.48 g | 9.9 qt) 4.18 16.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.55 g | 30.2 qt) 9.25 37  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Top off amount 1 4  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 11.55 46.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pitch at 66 degrees and free rise to 70 degrees
Lager for at least 1 month

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