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R&B Oktoberfest 2025

201 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Good old Rich & Bruce
Calories: 201 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 17th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt10 lb Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 43%
7 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I7 lb Munich Type I 38 6 30.1%
5 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt5 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 21.5%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Munich 60L1 lb Caramel Munich 60L 35.4 60 4.3%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 1.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Magnum1.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.3 Boil 60 min 27.98 60%
1 oz Saphir1 oz Saphir Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 20 min 2.94 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Glucabuster Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3 ml Foam Axe Water Agt Boil 90 min.
1 each Whirl Floc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast Beer Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Biofine Water Agt Kegging 14 days
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Baja
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 57 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 238 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.0-2.5 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
7 gal Mash in Infusion 140 °F 135 °F 15 min
Rest and ramp Temperature 135 °F 146 °F 45 min
Ramp and rest Temperature 146 °F 158 °F 30 min
Ramp and rest Temperature 158 °F 170 °F 10 min
Mash out Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 15 min
First run off. Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
5 gal Second run off. Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
5 gal Third run off Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.34 gal (57.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.34 gal (9.38 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 7.56 30.2  
Mash volume with grains 9.42 37.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.91 -11.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.94 g | 39.8 qt) 10.1 40.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.34 g | 57.4 qt) 14.5 58  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 13 52  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 13 g | 52 qt) 12 48  
Total: 17.66 70.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

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