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En Garde

234 calories 21.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: Chris Daily
Calories: 234 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 9th 2025
1.071
1.014
7.5%
26.3
14.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.64 lb Dingemans - Belgian Pilsner Malt11.64 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt 37 1.6 61.2%
1.33 lb Weyermann - Aromatic Malt1.33 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 7%
1.33 lb Belgian - Biscuit1.33 lb Biscuit 35 23 7%
2.67 lb Briess - Victory Malt2.67 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 14%
1.07 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)1.07 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 5.6%
0.99 lb German - CaraFoam0.99 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 5.2%
19.03 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.89 oz East Kent Goldings0.89 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 12.31 20.4%
0.28 oz Fuggles0.28 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 60 min 4.52 6.4%
0.28 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.28 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 60 min 1.86 6.4%
1.71 oz Fuggles1.71 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 15 min 7.36 39.2%
1.20 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 1 min 0.26 27.5%
4.36 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey IV Ale Yeast WLP540
Amount:
1.33 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 183 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
6.7 gal Infusion 131 °F 131 °F 20 min
6.7 gal Infusion 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
6.7 gal Infusion 168 °F 168 °F 20 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 8.08 32.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.52 38.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.99 g | 16 qt) 4.91 19.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.58 g | 38.3 qt) 10.5 42  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.09 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.16 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 8 32  
Going into fermentor 8 32  
Total: 13 52
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"En Garde" Bière de Garde beer recipe by Chris Daily. All Grain, ABV 7.54%, IBU 26.3, SRM 14.33, Fermentables: (Belgian Pilsner Malt, Aromatic Malt, Biscuit, Victory Malt, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L), CaraFoam) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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