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Oktoberfest

183 calories 21.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Hundehaus Brau
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 26th 2013
1.055
1.017
5.1%
24.7
13.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 24.6%
9 lb Munich Dark 20L9 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 27.7%
10 lb German - Vienna10 lb Vienna 37 4 30.8%
2 lb Belgian - CaraMunich2 lb CaraMunich 33 50 6.2%
2 lb German - Melanoidin2 lb Melanoidin 37 25 6.2%
8 oz Belgian - Aromatic8 oz Aromatic 33 38 1.5%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.1%
32.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.30 oz Tettnanger3.3 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 80 min 18.2 44%
3.20 oz Tettnanger3.2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 10 min 6.07 42.7%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 5 min 0.72 13.3%
7.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 60 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1156 B cells required
Same as First
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1156 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
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Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
37 5 7 21 13 139
.40 tsp non-iodized salt, .75 tsp chalk
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
12 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.53 gal (70.13 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.53 gal (22.13 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.16 gal (52.65 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.4 gal (37.6 qt) and adding 1.16 gal (4.65 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.56 42.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 10.56 42.3  
Mash volume with grains 13.16 52.7  
Grain absorption losses -4.06 -16.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.28 g | 45.1 qt) 12.25 49  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.53 g | 70.1 qt) 18.5 74  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.28 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 22.81 91.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Score sheets noted a lack of malt aroma so adding Aromatic Malt


7/9/17

Trying a single infusion mash this time



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