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Biere de Garde
I tried to copy the french beer 3 Monts with this batch.
Super Alpha is a New Zealand hop that is a blend of noble german
and english hops.
| Brewer: | Alex van den Broek | Email: | - | |||||
| URL: | http://www.geocities.com/nzhomebrew | |||||||
| Beer: | Biere de Garde | Style: | Bière de Garde | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 12 liters | |||||
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Bitterness: | 28 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | very soft clean tap water | |||||||
| Grain: | 175g Organic Pilsner 150g Organic Raw wheat |
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| Mash: | 85% efficiency | |||||||
| I sour mashed the pilsner malt after a short steeping (45mins) and left if dor 3 days in a closed pot. Them I added the wheat and mashed as usual. 1hr at 65° |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.055 | 12 liters | |||||
| 1.5kg Light malt extract 300g Home-made Rock candy (Amber) |
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| Hops: | 10g NZ Super Alpha (12% AA, 60 min.) 14g NZ Super Alpha (12% AA, 5 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Safale dried yeast | |||||||
| Log: | 1 week primary 1 week secondary |
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| Carbonation: | 1tsp of cane sugar per 745ml bottle | |||||||
| Tasting: | This beer turned out well, the tartness of the sourmash and hops blended well. A great refresher on a hot day. Next time I think ill make it stronger and increase the sourness accordingly. |
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Recipe posted 03/21/05.
