Farmhouse Braggot #2 (66% Biere de Garde ~ 33% Bochet) Beer Recipe | All Grain Bière de Garde | Brewer's Friend
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Farmhouse Braggot #2 (66% Biere de Garde ~ 33% Bochet)

236 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Dean Bain
Calories: 236 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 21st 2025
1.072
1.011
8.0%
26.0
14.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner8 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 62.7%
1.25 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 31.25 lb Caramunich Type 3 34 57 9.8%
1.25 lb Weyermann - Aromatic Malt1.25 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 9.8%
1.25 lb Brown Sugar1.25 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 9.8%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 7.8%
12.75 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Barth-Haas - Aramis0.5 oz Aramis Hops Pellet 8.1 Boil 60 min 16.61 20%
0.50 oz Barbe Rouge0.5 oz Barbe Rouge Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 15 min 8.65 20%
0.50 oz Barbe Rouge0.5 oz Barbe Rouge Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 1 min 0.75 20%
1 oz Barbe Rouge1 oz Barbe Rouge Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop 3 days 40%
2.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.55 gal Mash in/Protein Rest Strike 137 °F 131 °F 15 min
Beta Rest Temperature -- 144 °F 40 min
Alpha Rest Temperature -- 154 °F 30 min
Mash Out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.93 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 0 min.
7 g Fermaid O Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Plan is to bochet 5 pounds of honey (TBD) to a deep chestnut color and then add water to 2 gallons. Fement the bochet on Premier Cuvee yeast for 20 +/- days, then transfer to secondary onto rye-whiskey-soaked French oak cubes and let that oak-age for 60 +/- days. Once complete, brew this batch of Biere de Garde and blend into a bochet once fermentation of the beer is complete. Once the Biere de Garde and Bochet are blended, the plan is to tertiary ferment for 20 days and dry hop with Barbe Rouge hops for the final 3 days of tertiary fermentation and clearing. Warm bottle condition for 30 days, then cellar condition for 6 months.

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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-22 11:41 UTC
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