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Biere de Garde

Created: Sunday January 26th 2025
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194 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Bière de Garde
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Steve Walis
Hop Utilization: 81%
Calories: 194 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
1.059
1.013
6.0%
19.2
5.7
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Belgian - Pilsner7.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 60.8%
2.30 lb Munich2.3 lb Munich 37 6 18.7%
0.80 lb Crisp Malting - Vienna Malt0.8 lb Vienna Malt 36.8 3.3 6.5%
0.40 lb American - Victory0.4 lb Victory 34 28 3.2%
0.50 lb Torrified Wheat0.5 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 4.1%
13.25 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose13.25 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 6.7%
12.33 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 199 °F 30 min 19.23 57.1%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 28.6%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 3 Whirlpool at 165 °F 20 min 14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 g Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.20 g Whirlfloc Other Boil 10 min.
26 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
0.40 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.90 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.40 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Propagate Labs - Propagate Labs
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 111 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 22.94 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
manitou
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
34 9 28 72 49 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.4 gal Temperature 110 °F 110 °F 15 min
Temperature 110 °F 133 °F 25 min
Temperature 133 °F 145 °F 25 min
Temperature 145 °F 158 °F 25 min
158 °F 168 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.05 g | 36.2 qt) 8.49 34  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.97 g | 39.9 qt) 9.41 37.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.37 g | 29.5 qt) 6.8 27.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.06 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.86 23.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.06 -0.2  
Volume into fermentor 5.8 23.2  
Total: 8.49 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add sugar at 10-minutes remaining in boil.

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