For more on brewing this style, see Make Your Best Amber Bière de Garde.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.071 (17.3°P)
FG: 1.015 (3.8°P
IBUs: 29
ABV: 7.4%
Recipe: Red Forest Biére de Garde
You have a lot of flexibility here with the specific ingredients, especially the hops—just about any Noble (or Noble-ish) variety should work well in either addition. Play around with it: Much like an American amber ale, the malty backbone is forgiving, and there are a lot of ways to get this right.
By Josh Weikert
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