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BBD #4 M31

586 calories 47.6 g 650 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 400 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 437.45 liters
Post Boil Size: 400 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.089 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Gerald Gunn
Calories: 586 calories (Per 650ml)
Carbs: 47.6 g (Per 650ml)
Created: Friday November 28th 2025
1.097
1.015
10.9%
87.6
24.9
5.5
244.79
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
163.29 kg Canadian - Pale 2-Row163.29 kg Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 79%
43.50 kg Great Western - Crystal 6043.5 kg Crystal 60 $ 2.49 / lb
$ 238.79 		30 60 21%
206.79 kg / $ 238.79
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.72 kg Cascade2.72 kg Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 85.02 42.8%
2.27 kg Cascade2.27 kg Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 35.7%
1.36 kg Centennial1.36 kg Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 1 min 2.62 21.4%
6.35 kg / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Belgian Tripel M31
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 6.00 / each
$ 6.00
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 28 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 11556 B cells required
$ 6.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
50/50
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 80 6 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 437.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 392.05 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 891.26 L 754.8
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.7 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (645.1 L). Reduce mash thickness to 3.09 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 547.1 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 754.8
Mash volume with grains 891.3
Grain absorption losses -206.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 437.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -31.8
Post boil Volume 400
Going into fermentor 400
Total: 645.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BBD #4 M31" Bière de Garde beer recipe by Gerald Gunn. All Grain, ABV 10.87%, IBU 87.64, SRM 24.86, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 60) Hops: (Cascade, Centennial)
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