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Millenium Biere de garde
This is the second biere de garde that I have brewed. I wanted something amber and fruity and spicy to commemorate the new year.
| Brewer: | Christopher McMath | Email: | jcmcmath@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Millenium Biere de garde | Style: | Bière de Garde | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.073 | FG: | 1.015 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.5% v/v (5.9% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Well water plus 1 tbs gypsum | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. Belgian Pilsner .5 lb. Wheat malt 3 lb. German Vienna 4 lb. German Munich .5 lb. Belgian aromatic .5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1 lb. Belgian CaraVienne 1 lb. Belgian biscuit |
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| Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
| step infusion: 90 deg for 20 min (Munich malt rest) 122 deg for 20 min 154 deg for 80 min 170 mashout for 20 min |
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| Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.052 | 7 gallons | |||||
| Hops: | 1. oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 90 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 25 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | white labs abbey ale, stepped up in a one quart starter | |||||||
| Log: | Brewed 12/20/99 | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 8/10 cup carbonation for medium-high carbonation | |||||||
Recipe posted 12/20/99.