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Biere de Garde
Amber style BdG dangerously drinkable. You must "garde" it though to get to peak flavor.
| Brewer: | Christo | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Biere de Garde | Style: | Bière de Garde | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 24 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.069 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.1% v/v (5.6% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | soft water | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 lb. Belgian Pilsner 3 lb. German Vienna 3 lb. German Munich 8 oz. Belgian aromatic 4 oz. Belgian CaraVienne 2 oz. Belgian Special B |
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| Mash: | 76% efficiency | |||||||
| 152F for 60 minutes. Batch sparge with 3 gallons for 60 min. added 1.2 gallons to raise to 168F, drained then added 3 more gallons at 168F, mixed and let sit for 10 min. then drained again to collect 6 gallons. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.058 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 8 oz. Light dry malt extract 8 oz. Corn sugar |
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| IM at 15 min. Added extra sugar at beginning of boil. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 8.5g Magnum (13.6% AA, 60 min.) 28.4g Spalt (3.5% AA, 30 min.) |
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| Yeast: | WL029 German Ale yeast - leads to clean profile | |||||||
| Log: | 21 day primary @ 62F then 3 weeks at 38F. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Medium carbonation - bottle conditioned | |||||||
| Tasting: | After 3-4 weeks in bottle, it was very hot and fusel-ly. Left alone for 2 more months and mellowed wonderfully and hitting peak at 5 months. Malty and a little toasty w/ some raisin ester notes - very smooth tasting. Clean from using WL029 yeast - not "cellar-like" as guidelines call for but most of the commercial examples (Jenlain in particular) I've tasted are fairly clean of which this is quite comparible. Will make again | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/28/08.
