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Biere de Garde – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

19-2010

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

90 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

August 21, 2010

Tap Date:

December 4, 2010

Statistics

OG:

1.074 18° P

FG:

1.010 2.6° P

Real Extract:

5.4° P

Attenuation:

85.6% Apparent – 70% Real

Color:

10.7 SRM

IBU:

26.5 Rager

BU/GU:

0.36

ABV:

8.5%

ABW:

6.7%

Calories:

242 12 oz

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
20.50 pounds	American Pilsen Malt	78.5%
4.00 pounds	German Dark Munich Malt	15.3%
1.50 pounds	Belgian Caravienne Malt	5.7%
0.13 pounds	British Black Patent Malt	0.5%
26.13 pounds	Total Grain Weight	100%

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
2.00 pounds	Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Type	Use	Form	AA
2.80 ounces	Kent Golding	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Leaf	4.4%
2.80 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Canadian/Belgian	Wyeast	3864	3000 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

Notes:

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.

Procedure

Add yeast at 66 degrees and maintain the temperature until fermentation is active. Raise the temperature 1 degree every day until it reaches 70. Finish fermentation at that temperature.
Lager and cellar for 35-60 days.

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

14 days @ 73° F

Lager:

60 days @ 32° F

Fetchez la Vache

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	8.7
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	7.8
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	90
OG:	1.074 / 18° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: Fetchez La Vache

Biere de Garde – All Grain GONE

Statistics

Malts and Grains

Adjuncts

Hops

Yeasts

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

Mash Profile

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Procedure

Fermentation and Aging

Fetchez la Vache

Brew Day Data

Scale Recipe

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