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Festbier

149 calories 12.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2000 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2700 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 149 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday July 1st 2025
12.2 °P
1.9 °P
5.5%
17.4
4.1
5.1
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
300 kg Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner300 kg Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 74.1%
75 kg Viking - Vienna75 kg Vienna 37 3.6 18.5%
25 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Pils25 kg BEST Caramel Pils 37 2.43 6.2%
5 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin5 kg Melanoidin 34.5 27 1.2%
405 kg / Ft 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1,000 g Hallertau Mittelfruh1000 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 5.32 20%
2,000 g Hallertau Mittelfruh2000 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 30 min 8.17 40%
2,000 g Hallertau Mittelfruh2000 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 3.86 40%
5,000 g / Ft 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
600 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
80 g Baking Soda Water Agt Boil 0 min.
400 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
380 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8552 B cells required
Ft 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2      
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1200 L Infusion -- 52 °C 10 min
1200 L -- 66 °C 60 min
1200 L -- 72 °C 10 min
1200 L -- 78 °C 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 2030.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1985.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1482.3 L 1215
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 1215
Mash volume with grains 1482.3
Grain absorption losses -405
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1221.6 L) 1890.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2030.7 L) 2700
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -25
Post boil Volume 2000
Going into fermentor 2000
Total: 3105.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Festbier" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Brewer #455796. All Grain, ABV 5.49%, IBU 17.35, SRM 4.07, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Vienna, BEST Caramel Pils, Melanoidin) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Phosphoric acid, Baking Soda, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt (MgSO4))
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  • Last Updated: 2025-07-03 11:10 UTC