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Festbier

189 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: Stephen Goadhouse
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-festbier/
Created: Wednesday August 7th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 81.8%
1.25 lb Munich1.25 lb Munich 37 6 11.4%
0.75 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.75 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 6.8%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 30 min 19.06 50%
1.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 4.94 50%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
24 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced [The Electric Brewery]
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 16 70 70 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal Beta amylase rest Strike 149 °F 144 °F 30 min
Alpha amylase rest Temperature -- 160 °F 45 min
1.65 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.81 19.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.44 g | 13.8 qt) 3.19 12.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.63 g | 26.5 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.4 21.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.4 g | 21.6 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.01 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Based on the article in the URL but I bumped Munich and Victory up a touch to increase color to the high end of the style spectrum. Increased hops to try to stay in balance with the increase in malt flavor.

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