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Festbier

187 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: inspired by https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/pickelhaube-festbier/
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 13th 2019
1.057
1.011
6.2%
19.4
6.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb German - Pilsner7 lb German - Pilsner 38 1.6 62.2%
4 lb German - Vienna4 lb German - Vienna 37 4 35.6%
4 oz Weyermann - Melanoidin4 oz Melanoidin 37 27 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.7 First Wort 0 min 17.63 66.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 10 min 1.74 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp DAP Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 211 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
58 4 0 103 14 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.56 gal Temperature -- 122 °F 20 min
Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
2.87 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.62 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.62 qt/lb 4.56 18.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.46 21.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.96 g | 15.8 qt) 3.4 13.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.86 g | 27.4 qt) 6.3 25.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5.6 22.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.6 g | 22.4 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Total: 7.96 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

By stats this beer is a Helles Bock, but it has a large amount of Vienna malt like a Festbier.

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