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24C Bière de Garde

La Rousse Française

Brewed 2026-01-24 Batch · 23 L Evan Sutherland
7.1% ABV
1.071OG
1.017FG
20IBU
23 LBatch
76.1%App. atten.
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Grain bill

Gladfield Pilsner Malt 5.5 kg 73.3%
Gladfield Munich Malt 1 kg 13.3%
Vienna Malt 0.5 kg 6.7%
Weyermann Special B 0.25 kg 3.3%
Weyermann CARAMUNICH Type 1 0.25 kg 3.3%

Hop schedule

Hop 60 min30 min15 min10 min
Hallertau Mittelfrüh 20g·15g·
Styrian Golding ·15g·10g

Yeast

White Labs WLP029 German Ale - Kolsch1 packets

Process parameters

Mash
67 °C / 70 min
Strike
23.75 L
Sparge
11.75 L
Boil
90 min

Fermentation schedule

Primary Fermentation 15 °C · 14 days
Diacetyl Rest 15 °C · 5 days
Cold Crash 18 °C · 3 days
Cold Crash 2 °C · 1 day
Conditioning 3 °C · 70 days

La Rousse Française

Fermentation notes

Fermentation steps were done by tracking SG levels - Days are just estimates Primary 15 degrees until SG reached 1.03 Diacetyl ramping from 15 degrees to 18 degrees over 5 days Hold at 18 until fermentation finished Clarification added - gelatin Cold crash from 18 degrees to 2 degrees over 3 days Held at 2 degrees for 1 or 2 days before transferring to keg for conditioning