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Cinco de Maibock

Created: Tuesday February 13th 2018
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142 calories 13.2 g 250 ml
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 44 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 48 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (ending kettle)
Source: gozer
Calories: 142 calories (Per 250ml)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 250ml)
15.1 °P
3.1 °P
6.5%
35.4
5.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 kg Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt10.5 kg Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 87.5%
1.50 kg Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt1.5 kg Barke Munich Malt 37 8 12.5%
12 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
36 g Herkules36 g Herkules Hops Pellet 18.1 First Wort 0 min 30 21.4%
132 g Hallertau Mittelfruh132 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 5.37 78.6%
168 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
CellarScience - German
Amount:
1.83 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 17 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 232 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.79 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Arvada, Colorado 2015
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
2023: 4g gypsum, 3g CaCl, 4g bs
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 47.69 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 2.29 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 68.82 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 37.48 L and adding 23.42 L sparge/top-off. 60.9
Total strike volume 60.9
Mash volume with grains 68.8
Grain absorption losses -12
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 47.7 L) 48
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 44.3 L) 44
Estimated amount in fermentor 44
Total: 60.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion Efficiency N/A
Pre-Boil Efficiency N/A
Ending Kettle Efficiency N/A
Brew House: 41% 15.3 ppg
Wort Volume:
Pending - N/A
Requires Boil Complete log entry with gravity and volume.
Alcohol and Attenuation:
ABV: 7.22%
  • Apparent Attenuation: 85.9%
  • Actual FG: 1.009
  • Calories per 250ml 142 calories
  • Carbohydrates per 250ml 13.2 g
Amount Packaged:
Pending - N/A
Requires Packaged log entry with a volume reading.
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
2/19/2018 2:26 AM
over 7 years ago 		+1 Brew Day Complete 1.064 24 Liters 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago 		- mash: heated 8G to 70, mashed at 66.3
- expected efficiency: 70%, actual: 65%
- put on Czech pils yeast cake; W34/70
3/4/2018 11:04 PM
over 7 years ago 		+14 Fermentation Complete 1.009   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago 		- looks good. attenuated good. tastes good.
- ready to lager for 2 months.
5/6/2018 11:32 PM
over 6 years ago 		+77 Tasting Note   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago 		outstanding. golden color. perfect malt balance. clean finish. should have made more - this won't last long.
 
Notes
  • made this last spring (2017) and it was delicious
  • keeping munich/vienna at 20% each
  • bumped up late hops and switched to saaz from saphir
  • going a bit higher ABV at 7% (expected)
  • water recommendation is a bit high. ended up with a lot of extra wort last time and lower efficiency. Use about 30-32L next time instead of 34
  • dropped Vienna for the 2019 version; not expecting too much of a difference if it's even noticeable at all.
  • 2020: changed to 20% Munich II (10°L)
  • 2022 version came out more like a Märzen with 27% barke munich. Dialed that back to 13% for next time. Also I've been using Sterling for bittering/FWH addition as it seems to have slightly more assertive bitterness than Magnum.
  • 2023: 13% Munich is really nice, actually tastes like a Heller bock. keeping that ratio.
  • 2024: 12% barke munich, double batch hit 75% efficiency finishing at 16°P
  • 2025: cut out 1kg of pils, added more munich for ~15% since 2024 batch came out too high. shooting for 6.5%
  • 2025 batch came out too low! added more malt back, ended up with ~70% efficiency. still shooting for 6.5%
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