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Oktoberfest

200 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 27th 2013
1.060
1.017
5.6%
25.6
5.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 55.2%
4.50 lb German - Vienna4.5 lb Vienna 37 4 31%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.4%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.4%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 6.9%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Mount Hood1.25 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 20.85 41.7%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 5 min 1.66 16.7%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 0.53 33.3%
0.25 oz Mount Hood0.25 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 6.1 First Wort 0 min 2.54 8.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlflock Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 684 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 qt Strike 135, heat MT Infusion -- 122 °F 20 min
13 qt Boil 13qt thick mash Decoction -- 212 °F 20 min
7 qt Use boiled mash Infusion -- 140 °F 15 min
8 qt Use Boiled mash Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
18 qt Mash out Sparge -- 168 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.34 25.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.5 30  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.08 g | 20.3 qt) 4.22 16.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.36 g | 37.5 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 7 28  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 10.56 42.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Very fine crush. Used rice hulls. After Beta rest, had trouble getting mash temp to 155. Used too much water additions so I drew off 1 gal thin mash and brought to boil added this back to mash. Stabilized at 155. Added .25 Mt Hood to the first decoction.

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