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Stas FF #2

183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 36 gallons
Post Boil Size: 34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 12th 2026
1.056
1.010
6.1%
27.4
24.0
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
51 lb TexMalt - Wildfire Pale Malt51 lb Wildfire Pale Malt 37 4 77.3%
6 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L6 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 9.1%
6 lb Castle Malting - Special B6 lb Special B 34 150 9.1%
3 lb Malteurop - Wheat Malt3 lb Wheat Malt 38 3.5 4.5%
66 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Northern Brewer6 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 90 min 21.05 54.5%
5 oz Styrian Goldings5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 3.2 Boil 30 min 6.32 45.5%
11 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
59 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.30 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.90 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
30 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.90 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3.80 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.50 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 585 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 34.66 gal (138.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 22.66 gal (90.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 31.68 gal (126.72 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.72 gal (26.88 qt) and adding 19.68 gal (78.72 qt) sparge/top-off. 26.4 105.6  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 26.4 105.6  
Mash volume with grains 31.68 126.7  
Grain absorption losses -8.25 -33  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.76 g | 67.1 qt) 18.1 72.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.66 g | 138.7 qt) 36 144  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.41 -1.7  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 32 g | 128 qt) 34 136  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 34 g | 136 qt) 32 128  
Total: 44.5 178
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Stas FF #2" Bière de Garde beer recipe by Brewer #435896. All Grain, ABV 6.06%, IBU 27.38, SRM 23.98, Fermentables: (Wildfire Pale Malt, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Special B, Wheat Malt) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Gypsum, Magnesium Chloride, Salt, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-02 18:22 UTC