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Cinco de Maibock

139 calories 11.3 g 250 ml
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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: 13.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: gozer
Calories: 139 calories (Per 250ml)
Carbs: 11.3 g (Per 250ml)
Created: Tuesday February 13th 2018
14.9 °P
2.3 °P
6.8%
35.7
5.1
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.70 kg Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt9.7 kg Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 84.3%
1.80 kg Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt1.8 kg Barke Munich Malt 37 8 15.7%
11.50 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 30.23 21.4%
132 g Hallertau Mittelfruh132 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 5.42 78.6%
168 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1.83 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 229 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: 67.99 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 37.81 L and adding 22.59 L sparge/top-off. 60.4
Total strike volume 60.4
Mash volume with grains 68
Grain absorption losses -11.5
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: 60.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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%
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