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Biere de Garde – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

14-2009

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

90 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

July 5, 2009

Statistics

OG:

1.072 17.5° P

FG:

1.012 3.1° P

Real Extract:

5.7° P

Attenuation:

82.3% Apparent – 67.4% Real

Color:

10.7 SRM

IBU:

26.5 Daniels

BU/GU:

0.37

ABV:

ABW:

6.2%

Calories:

234 12 oz

Comments

This explains it all...

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
20.50 pounds	Belgian Plisen Malt	81.6%
3.00 pounds	German Dark Munich Malt	11.9%
1.50 pounds	Belgian Caravienne Malt	6%
0.13 pounds	British Black Patent Malt	0.5%
25.13 pounds	Total Grain Weight	100%

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
2.00 pounds	Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Type	Use	Form	AA
3.00 ounces	Kent Golding	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Pellets	4.5%
3.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Canadian/Belgian	Wyeast	3864	2000 ml

Equipment Profile Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:

10.00 gallons

Boil Volume:

12.00 gallons

Evaporation Rate:

9.00% per hour

Typical Efficiency:

72%

Hop Utilization:

100%

Mash Tun Volume:

10.00 gallons

Mash Tun Weight:

9.00 pounds

Mash Tun Specific Heat:

0.30 cal/gram per °C

Mash Tun Dead Space:

0.80 gallons

Loss:

1.00 gallons

Notes:

Converted 15.5 gallon/59 liter keg boil kettle for full boil with a 10 gallon/38 liter cooler as a mash/lauter tun.

Mash Profile Single Infusion Mash, Full Bodied Beer, No Mash Out

Ideal Grain Temp:

72°F

Ideal Tun Temp:

72°F

Ideal Sparge Temp:

168°F

Ideal PH:

5.4

Notes:

Mash profile for most well-modified malts.

Mash Steps

#	Name	Type	Time	Temp.	Description
1	Mash In	Infusion	45 min.	158°F	Add 100% of mash water at 171° F / 77° C

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Calcium:

31.4 ppm

Bicarbonate:

56.9 ppm

Sulfate:

41.1 ppm

Chloride:

0.9 ppm

Sodium:

27.0 ppm

Magnesium:

3.5 ppm

PH:

5.4

Notes:

Filtered through standard charcoal system.

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

7 days @ 65° F

Secondary:

7 days @ 68° F

Lager:

35 days @ 34° F

Fetchez la Vache

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	8.4
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	8
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	90
OG:	1.072 / 17.5° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: Fetchez La Vache

Biere de Garde – All Grain GONE

Statistics

Comments

Malts and Grains

Adjuncts

Hops

Yeasts

Equipment Profile Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Mash Profile Single Infusion Mash, Full Bodied Beer, No Mash Out

Mash Steps

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Fermentation and Aging

Fetchez la Vache

Brew Day Data

Scale Recipe

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