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Biere de Garde

Method: BIAB
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: https://homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/red-keep-biere-de-garde/
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday September 15th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.068

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.9%

IBU (tinseth):

19.8

SRM (morey):

9.2

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
47 oz	German - Vienna47 oz Vienna	37	4	95.9%
2 oz	Castle Malting - Aromatic Malt2 oz Aromatic Malt	35	20	4.1%
49 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 g	Target2 g Target Hops	Pellet	11.5	Boil	30 min	11.89	25%
3 g	First Gold3 g First Gold Hops	Pellet	7.5	Boil	15 min	7.51	37.5%
3 g	Willamette3 g Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	1 min	0.39	37.5%
8 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 g	Target (Pellet) 2 g Target (Pellet) Hops	11.89	25%
3 g	First Gold (Pellet) 3 g First Gold (Pellet) Hops	7.51	37.5%
3 g	Willamette (Pellet) 3 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	0.39	37.5%
8 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
1.6 gal		Infusion	157 °F	150 °F	30 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.38 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.94 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.31 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.65 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.55 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.08 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Belgian Abby Ale II 1762

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	65 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	48 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 22 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	103.346
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

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Last Updated: 2025-09-15 05:12 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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