Off the Chain Festbier Beer Recipe | Partial Mash Festbier | Brewer's Friend

Off the Chain Festbier

315 calories 27.5 g 600 ml
Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.07 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.07 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Homebrew Challenge Youtube
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 315 calories (Per 600ml)
Carbs: 27.5 g (Per 600ml)
Created: Tuesday August 25th 2020
1.057
1.010
6.1%
20.9
6.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.40 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light3.4 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light 37 2.5 73.9%
0.68 kg Gladfield - Munich Malt0.68 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 14.8%
0.23 kg Gladfield - Biscuit Malt0.231 kg Biscuit Malt 35 30.46 5%
0.29 kg Gladfield - Gladiator Malt0.29 kg Gladiator Malt 37.3 5.08 6.3%
4.60 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
32 g Pacifica32 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 17.46 50%
32 g Pacifica32 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 5 min 3.48 50%
64 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 L Strike Strike -- 84 °C --
4 L Mash Infusion 84 °C 67 °C 75 min
4 L Batch Sparge 84 °C 70 °C 10 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
7 g Gelatin Fining Secondary 5 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18.5 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 14.6 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Recipe sourced from The Homebrew Challenge Youtube channel - German Festbier episode. Martin Keen.
https://homebrewacademy.com/festbier-recipe/
Adapted for ingredients readily available in New Zealand and including Gladfields Gladiator as a CaraPils addition for head improvement.
Originally used 4.5kg Gladfield Pilsner (or organic Pilsner malt) malt as the base malt @1.054 OG. Replaced with 2x 1.7kg cans of Black Rock Ultra Light liquid Malt Extract.

Boiling in a 12 litre stock pot and topping up with water to meet the OG in the fermenter. Should yield approx: 23 litres.

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