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Festbier

181 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 145 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 165 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Jeremy
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 23rd 2025
13.7 °P
2.4 °P
6.2%
23.7
6.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
220 lb Rahr - Pale Ale220 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 69.8%
55 lb Weyermann - Pilsner55 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 17.5%
35 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I35 lb Munich Type I 38 6 11.1%
5 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin5 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 1.6%
315 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 oz BSG - Magnum8 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.3 First Wort 0 min 14.35 16.7%
16 oz Hersbrucker16 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 30 min 7.5 33.3%
24 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh24 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.9 Boil 5 min 1.84 50%
48 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2625 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
BBW 2023
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 148.3 gal (593.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 136.3 gal (545.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 143.33 gal (573.3 qt) 118.13 472.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 118.13 472.5  
Mash volume with grains 143.33 573.3  
Grain absorption losses -39.38 -157.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 69.8 g | 279.2 qt) 86.5 346  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 148.3 g | 593.2 qt) 165 660  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8 -7.2  
Post boil Volume 145 580  
Going into fermentor 145 580  
Total: 204.63 818.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Festbier" Festbier beer recipe by Jeremy. All Grain, ABV 6.18%, IBU 23.7, SRM 6.35, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Pilsner, Munich Type I, Melanoidin) Hops: (Magnum, Hersbrucker, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Phosphoric acid)
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