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Festbier

151 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Mitchel
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 3rd 2015
1.046
1.010
4.8%
19.7
5.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.75 lb American - Vienna4.75 lb Vienna 35 4 50%
4 lb American - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 42.1%
0.50 lb American - Munich - Light 10L0.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 5.3%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.6%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 13.35 50%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 6.3 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Gelatine Fining Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast WLP820
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 357 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Keg       CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Yuba City, CA PUD water
3 gr gypsum
4 gr calcium chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge -- 165 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.09 12.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.85 15.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.43 g | 21.7 qt) 5.1 20.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Day 0: Vitality starter 1,000 ml wort plus WLP820 for 4 hours, then pitch and ferment at 65F
Day 10: Mix and add 170F water plus unflavored gelatine to keg. Rack clean beer into keg and set to 25 PSI
Day 11: Reduce pressure to 10 PSI, then dump a pint of yeasty beer
Day 18: Sacrifice first pint, then enjoy

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