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7bbl festbier lager

177 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 225 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 245.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 241 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 9th 2025
1.054
1.011
5.8%
20.1
6.0
6.0
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
385 lb Avangard - Pilsner385 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 84.6%
55 lb The Swaen - Munich Light55 lb Munich Light 35.3 5.5 12.1%
15 lb Rice Hulls15 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.3%
455 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
48 oz Barth-Haas - Saazer48 oz Saazer Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 17.71 60%
32 oz Barth-Haas - Saazer32 oz Saazer Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.35 40%
80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3975 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.82 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Colonial Beach Brewing Water Summer 2021
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
174.94 gal Strike 159 °F 150 °F 60 min
130 gal Sparge 168 °F 164 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.45 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 229.88 gal (919.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 217.88 gal (871.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 201.34 gal (805.35 qt) 164.94 659.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.45 qt/lb 164.94 659.8  
Mash volume with grains 201.34 805.4  
Grain absorption losses -56.88 -227.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 122.06 g | 488.3 qt) 137.75 551  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 229.88 g | 919.5 qt) 245.56 982.2  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3 -12  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 225 g | 900 qt) 241 964  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 241 g | 964 qt) 225 900  
Total: 302.69 1210.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"7bbl festbier lager" Festbier beer recipe by MattCBB. All Grain, ABV 5.79%, IBU 20.06, SRM 5.98, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Light, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Saazer)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-23 17:04 UTC