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Lager: Keeper: Oktoberfest

204 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Wilby
Calories: 204 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 27th 2019
1.061
1.019
5.6%
29.9
8.1
5.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb Pilsner (Weyermann)13 lb Pilsner (Weyermann) 37.8 1.7 53.1%
10 lb Munich I (Weyermann)10 lb Munich I (Weyermann) 37.8 7.1 40.8%
0.50 lb Caramunich I (Weyermann)0.5 lb Caramunich I (Weyermann) 35.8 60 2%
1 lb Vienna Malt (Gambrinus)1 lb Vienna Malt (Gambrinus) 36.8 6 4.1%
24.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5.50 oz Tettnanger5.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 60 min 29.89 100%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast WLP820
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1091 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 7.72 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 100 50 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 gal Batch Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.71 gal (50.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.71 gal (2.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 7.66 30.6  
Mash volume with grains 9.62 38.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.06 -12.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.36 g | 33.5 qt) 8.66 34.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.71 g | 50.8 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12.6 50.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.6 g | 50.4 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.31 65.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Good recipe.

Beer was delicious, color was great.

The beer never cleared, add a protein rest next time and utilize finings.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-10-29 11:52 UTC