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Biere de Liberte - Bière de Garde

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe — by MS

RECIPE INFO

Biere de Garde with a bit more hops than average for the style, but a bit stronger to back it up
Author: MS - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 80%
Calories: 272 per 11 fl. oz
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Batch Size: 5.76 Gallons
Boil Size: 6.6 Gallons
Total Grains: 16.31 lb
Total Hops: 6.67 oz
IBU/OG: 0.4
OG: 1.086
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FG: 1.004
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IBUs: 34.09 (tinseth)
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Color: 12.6° SRM / 24.82° EBC
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Alcohol: 10.74%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
CaraMunich II - DE, 0.661 lb (4.1%), 34 ppg, 46 L, Mash
Cane Sugar- US, 2.205 lb (13.5%), 46 ppg, 1 L, Mash
Pilsner - DE, 11.023 lb (67.6%), 38 ppg, 1 L, Mash
CaraAroma - DE, 0.441 lb (2.7%), 35 ppg, 130 L, Mash
CaraAmber - DE, 0.441 lb (2.7%), 34 ppg, 27 L, Mash
Abbey Malt - DE, 0.882 lb (5.4%), 33 ppg, 17 L, Mash
Acidulated Malt - DE, 0.661 lb (4.1%), 27 ppg, 3 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Liberty, 2.18 oz (Pellet), Boil, 20 Minutes, 4, 14.06
Liberty, 4.49 oz (Pellet), Boil, 12 Minutes, 4, 20.03

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Mangrove Jack Mangrove Jack - French Saison Ale M29, 95%

NOTES

Strike with 18L at 73C to reach 66C
Once mashed in 30 minute rest with ambient temp drop
Then recirc wort with heating for 1 hour, maintaining 66C
Recirc + heat to mashout temp 75C for 15 minutes
Drain first wort into fermenter
Sparge with 78C water
Recirc sparge water at 75C
Drain second wort into fermenter
Remove grain/trub from robobrew
Transfer both worts into robobrew
Boil for 90 minutes
Drop chilling coil in at flame out
Once 66C reached, increase water flow through chiller
Pitch yeast @ 20C
Ferment at 19C
Diacetyl rest at 22C
FG: 1.004!!!
Crash cool and keg 2.5 volumes co2

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