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Marzen Madness

422 calories 46.6 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 49 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 61.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 53.62 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 422 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 46.6 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Wednesday April 3rd 2024
1.060
1.017
5.7%
20.5
9.1
5.3
69.51
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt6.75 kg Pale Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 20.25 		37 2 51.9%
5.25 kg Barrett Burston - Munich Malt5.25 kg Munich Malt $ 3.75 / kg
$ 19.69 		35 7.7 40.4%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.5 kg Caramunich Type 2 $ 3.04 / kg
$ 1.52 		34 45 3.8%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)0.5 kg Munich Type II (Dark) $ 4.00 / kg
$ 2.00 		37 10 3.8%
13 kg / $ 43.46
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Magnum30 g Magnum Hops $ 0.11 / g
$ 3.30 		Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 19.3 54.5%
25 g Hallertauer Mittlfruh25 g Hallertauer Mittlfruh Hops $ 0.11 / g
$ 2.75 		Pellet 4.8 Hop Stand at 100 °C 0 min 1.22 45.5%
55 g / $ 6.05
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8.44 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
$ 5.00 / L
$ 20.00
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
11 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 253 B cells required
$ 20.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.96 bar       Temp: 4.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Kai's German Pils
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
59 12 15 63 89 0
Using a German Pilsner water profile with some minerality.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
44.5 L Sacch Rest: Beta Temperature 60 °C 60 °C 30 min
Sacch Rest: Alpha Temperature 69 °C 69 °C 40 min
Mashout Temperature 77 °C 77 °C 15 min
34.52 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 54.98 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 9.58 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 32.5
Mash volume with grains 41.1
Grain absorption losses -13
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.4 L) 43.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 55 L) 61.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 49.1 L) 53.6
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 53.5 L) 49
Total: 75.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First attempt at a Marzen.

Yeast - WLP 800. Using this as I had already started building this one up in starters.

I will trial the German Lager WLP 830 next time.

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