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Oktoberfest

208 calories 20.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (ending kettle)
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 10th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Mt Hood2 oz Mt Hood Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 3.98 		Pellet 4.6 Boil 40 min 22.99 66.7%
1 oz Mt Hood1 oz Mt Hood Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 1.99 		Pellet 4.6 Boil 2 min 1.11 33.3%
3 oz / $ 5.97
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.60 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 90 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast WLP820
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.99 / each
$ 7.99
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 665 B cells required
$ 7.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.78 gal Strike @ 152 Strike 75 °F 140 °F 30 min
1.5 gal Strike @ Boiling Infusion -- 158 °F 30 min
1.7 gal Strike @ Boiling - mash out Infusion -- 170 °F 10 min
1.75 gal Strike @ 180 Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
1.5 gal Strike @ 180 Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 3.78 15.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.88 19.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.72 -6.9  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.94 23.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.86 g | 35.5 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.39 g | 21.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 9.72 38.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2/13/21 - Recipe not yet finished

8/15/21 - BREWED

NOTE - Listed yeast unavailable, substituted with Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager Yeast

NOTE - Hops AA's were adjusted as per what was written on the package.

Getting better at this - more of an art than science. I've found that getting the total water amount is key. On this one, I used close to 11 gal of water, a little much as I need to boiler longer to reduce volume. Quick Water Requirements under Print on this site is very helpful, although it's usually off on the high end, it still gives a great breakdown of what to expect.

UPDATE - 8/26/21 - Racked into glass, SG @ 1.011

UPDATE - 10/8/21 - Kegged after 6 week lager

ACTUAL RESULTS:

Total water - close to 11, a little much, again with 10.25
Pre-boil volume: 7.75 gals
Ending kettle volume: 6.5
Boil time: 120 min (too long, too much water)
Efficiency: 81%
OG: 1.063
FG: 1.011
ABV: 6.8%
Attenuation: 82%
IBU's: 24
SRM: 7.2

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