
Brigitte Bardot
Bière de Garde • All Grain • 5 gal
Blonde Bier De Garden
February 3, 2013 pm 06:08pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 13.25 lbs
Pilsen 2RS Malt; Castle Malting
Pilsen 2RS Malt; Castle Malting
Features: The lightest coloured Belgian malt. Produced from the finest European two-row spring barley varieties: Henley, Tipple, Sebastian, Prestige, Thorgall. Kilned at up to 80- 85°C. Usage: All beer types. Can be used up to 100% or as part of the mixture. Characteristics: The lightest in colour and low in protein, this malt is well modified and can be easily mashed with a single-temperature infusion. Our Pilsen malt carries a strong, sweet malt flavour and contains enough enzymatic power to be used as base malt.
- .5 oz
Brewers Gold - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- 2 oz
Strisselspalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Strisselspalter
French variety related to Hallertauer.
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Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison™
Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison™
Classic farmhouse ale yeast. Spicy and complex aromatics including bubble gum. Very tart and dry on palate with mild fruit. Finishes crisp and mildly acidic.
Notes
Wyeast 3711 French Saison To maximize fermentables use a step infusion mash. Start with 3.5 Gallons water 1) Mash in at 113 for 45 minutes 2) Raise to 131 for 15 minutes 3) Raise to 144 for 30 Minutes 4) Raise to 154 for 15 Mintues 6) Raise to 165 Sparge with 5 gallon of water to collect 7.5 total gallons In order to get a golden color, I am going to do an extra long boil. 3 hours. Boiled down to 4 gallons at 1.082, added 1 gallon cold for gravity of 1.067 Made a 1 qt starter 12 hours before with 1 cup dme.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: D - Bière de Garde
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.067 | 1.060 - 1.080 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 4.8 SRM | 6 - 19 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.4% ABV | 6% - 8.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 22.2 IBU | 18 - 28 | ![]() |
Discussion
1week
2013-02-09 8:30pm
Gravity 1.046. Lots of pepper spice. Surrounded with 80 degree water to kickstand yeast