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Ben-De-Garde

225 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 465 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 465 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Natalie Iseli-Smith
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 30th 2025
1.068
1.015
6.9%
17.8
15.6
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
550 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna550 lb BEST Vienna 37 3.8 45.6%
440 lb Munich440 lb Munich 37 6 36.5%
110 lb Dingemans - Biscuit110 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 9.1%
55 lb Castle Malting - Chateau Cara Terra55 lb Chateau Cara Terra 34 75 4.6%
50 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)50 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 4.1%
1,205 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh5 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 10.12 31.3%
5 lb Tettnanger5 lb Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.3 Boil 15 min 4.73 31.3%
5 lb Strisselspalt5 lb Strisselspalt Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 0 min 31.3%
1 lb East Kent Goldings1 lb East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 2.89 6.3%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
7 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 10224 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 12 45 82 65 223
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 476.85 gal (1907.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 7.91 gal (31.63 qt) and adding 464.85 gal (1859.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 597.71 gal (2390.85 qt) 505.31 2021.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 505.31 2021.3  
Mash volume with grains 597.71 2390.9  
Grain absorption losses -144.38 -577.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 112.07 g | 448.3 qt) 104.31 417.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 472.76 g | 1891 qt) 465 1860  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 4.09 16.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -9.6 -38.4  
Post boil Volume 465 1860  
Going into fermentor 465 1860  
Total: 609.63 2438.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ben-De-Garde" Bière de Garde beer recipe by Natalie Iseli-Smith. All Grain, ABV 6.89%, IBU 17.75, SRM 15.63, Fermentables: (BEST Vienna, Munich, Biscuit, Chateau Cara Terra, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Tettnanger, Strisselspalt, East Kent Goldings)
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