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Big Red

169 calories 13.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 19th 2018
1.052
1.007
6.0%
29.6
5.3
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.75 lb American - Pilsner3.75 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 57.7%
2.50 lb Blacklands - Pale Moon 2-Row2.5 lb Pale Moon 2-Row 37 4 38.5%
0.25 lb German - CaraFoam0.25 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 3.8%
6.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz NZ Hops - Nectaron0.2 oz Nectaron Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 21.71 50%
0.20 oz NZ Hops - Nectaron0.2 oz Nectaron Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 10 min 7.87 50%
0.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Belgian Tripel M31
Amount:
0.29 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 82 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 47 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 25.03 psi       Temp: 54 °F       CO2 Level: 2.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
0.2 gal Strike 166 °F 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 2.84 11.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.36 13.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.81 -3.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 2.47 9.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.27 g | 17.1 qt) 4.25 17  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 2.75 11  
Going into fermentor 2.75 11  
Total: 5.31 21.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Red" Bière de Garde beer recipe by Cody G. All Grain, ABV 6.02%, IBU 29.59, SRM 5.25, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale Moon 2-Row, CaraFoam) Hops: (Nectaron) Other: (Lactic acid)
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