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Fest Bier

176 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 14th 2025
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1.009
5.9%
24.1
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n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 66.7%
2 lb Viking - Vienna2 lb Vienna 37 3.6 22.2%
1 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 11 lb Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Magnum10 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 19.58 26.3%
28 g Hallertau Mittelfruh28 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 3.75 Boil 10 min 4.52 73.7%
38 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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 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 1.5 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.05 g | 20.2 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.38 33.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fest Bier" Festbier beer recipe by ChrisYäger. All Grain, ABV 5.87%, IBU 24.1, SRM 7.06, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Caramunich Type 1) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-14 14:42 UTC