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Rufest

186 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Andrew Schwartz
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 14th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb The Swaen - Swaen Pilsner13 lb Swaen Pilsner 38 2 60.2%
5.06 lb Avangard - Light Munich5.05688 lb Light Munich 37 8 23.4%
2.55 lb Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt2.54625 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt 36.8 3.5 11.8%
1 lb Avangard - Munich Dark1 lb Munich Dark 37.1 12 4.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.45 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior0.45 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 17.7 Boil 60 min 15.77 15.3%
1.50 oz BSG - Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 30 min 6.16 50.8%
1 oz BSG - Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 10 min 1.94 33.9%
2.95 oz / $ 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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 186 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 9.45 37.8  
Mash volume with grains 11.18 44.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.7 -10.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.11 g | 20.4 qt) 6 24  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.61 g | 46.4 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.45 61.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

always some amount of pilsner, munich, and vienna malts.

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