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Contemporary Festbier

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.23 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 89% (brew house)
Source: Joebobbadfish
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 3rd 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.20 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner4.2 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 45.7%
2 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt2 lb Vienna Malt $ 1.80 / lb
$ 3.60 		37 3.5 21.7%
3 lb Munich - Light 10L3 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 32.6%
9.20 lbs / $ 3.60
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.26 40%
1.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 10 min 7.01 60%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid - 88% Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.15 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.10 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 555 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.69 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 8 8 100 25 35
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 153 °F 145 °F 30 min
1 gal Infusion 200 °F 158 °F 30 min
2 gal Batch Sparge 190 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.74 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.74 qt/lb 4 16  
Mash volume with grains 4.74 19  
Grain absorption losses -1.15 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.49 g | 18 qt) 3.63 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.23 24.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.63 30.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Contemporary Festbier" Festbier beer recipe by Joebobbadfish. All Grain, ABV 5.91%, IBU 22.27, SRM 6.27, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Vienna Malt, Munich - Light 10L) Hops: (Tettnanger, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Lactic acid - 88%, Salt, Slaked Lime, Whirlfloc)
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