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Festy Big Batch

179 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 9th 2023
1.055
1.009
6.0%
19.6
5.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.25 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner6.25 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 77.5%
1.25 lb Munich Malt1.25 lb Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 15.5%
4 oz American - Victory4 oz Victory 34 28 3.1%
5 oz German - CaraFoam5 oz CaraFoam 37 1.8 3.9%
8.06 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Hallertau Hersbrucker28 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 15.55 50%
28 g Hallertau Hersbrucker28 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 4.03 50%
56 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.75 gal 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.53 14.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.17 16.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.01 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.05 g | 16.2 qt) 2.98 11.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.32 g | 25.3 qt) 5.25 21  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 6.51 26
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Single decoction mash:
-mash in at 141 for 30 mins
-pulled grains and wort and boiled for 15 mins let the rest of the wort chill at 141
-poured it back in and went up to 156 for 30 mins
-mash out at 170 for another 10 mins while recirculating the wort

OG: 1.053

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  • Last Updated: 2023-09-12 22:04 UTC