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Bigstar Saison half

190 calories 18.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23.39 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.89 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 190 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday January 28th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Weyermann - Pilsner3.5 kg Pilsner 36 1.5 71.4%
0.80 kg Bairds - British Crystal 50/60L0.8 kg British Crystal 50/60L 35 55 16.3%
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0.10 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin0.1 kg Melanoidin 34.5 27 2%
0.20 kg Briess - Roasted Barley0.2 kg Roasted Barley 33.1 300 4.1%
0.20 kg Simpsons - Maris Otter pale0.2 kg Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 4.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum15 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 11.3 Boil 90 min 21.39 100%
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Yeast
White Labs - Monastary Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ice river green bottle
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (6.3 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (29.2 L). Reduce mash thickness to 5.99 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 24.9 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6.3 L/kg 30.7
Mash volume with grains 33.9
Grain absorption losses -4.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.6 L) 23.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 21.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.9 L) 20
Total: 29.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bigstar Saison half" Bière de Garde beer recipe by NiagaraMark. All Grain, ABV 6.35%, IBU 21.39, SRM 20.93, Fermentables: (Pilsner, British Crystal 50/60L, Flaked Oats, Melanoidin, Roasted Barley, Maris Otter pale) Hops: (Hallertauer Magnum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-19 11:59 UTC