ATF D'or Biére de Garde

Biére de Garde (beer for keeping) is a traditional malt oriented farmhouse ale from Northern France that was typically brewed in early winter then cellared (lagered) until spring and summer when it was then consumed.

The ATF D’or Biére de Garde is a golden coloured beer with a malty sweet aroma and a creamy honey like mouthfeel. A complex beer that is spicy, fruity, and peppery, with a dry finish and slight acidity making it very drinkable. The beer will benefit from a period of lagering.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's French Saison yeast.

If crash cooling it is possible to cause the yeast thermal shock, which may be an issue when bottle conditioning, particularly a higher alcohol beer. For extra insurance you may wish to pitch a bottle conditioning yeast such as Lallemand  CBC-1 Cask and Bottle Conditioning Yeast.

Selecting the yeast from the dropdown box above will add one packet to your cart. Please click the + symbol beside the amount to increase this to the recommended quantity for the batch size.

The Details

This kit contains:

Detailed recipe and instructions.

Grain (milled or unmilled)

• Pilsner
• Aurora
  
• Toffee
• Sour Grapes (if required)

Hops

• Green Bullet

Brewing salts (if required)

Please select the source water you will be using to receive the correct salts. The target water profile is provided for brewers using another source water so that the correct mineral/acid additions can be calculated to achieve the target water profile and mash pH. Brewing salts and lactic acid can be purchased here.

Kettle Finings

• Brewers Carageenan

Yeast Nutrient

• Yeast Vit

This kit is only put together when ordered. All hops are kept vacuum sealed and refrigerated. Yeast is also kept refrigerated.