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Oktobearfest

229 calories 22.8 g 440 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 29.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33.55 liters
Post Boil Size: 29.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Source: Max Behrens
Calories: 229 calories (Per 440ml)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 440ml)
Created: Wednesday October 8th 2025
1.056
1.013
5.8%
22.4
9.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt5 kg Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 80.6%
1 kg German - CaraMunich I1 kg CaraMunich I 34 39 16.1%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Carahell0.1 kg Carahell 34 10 1.6%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin0.1 kg Melanoidin 34.5 27 1.6%
6.20 kg / kr 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.7 Mash 0 min 3.18 33.3%
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 60 min 15.93 33.3%
25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 2.93 16.7%
25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil at 95 °C 1 min 0.35 16.7%
150 g / kr 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
25 - 40 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required
kr 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Festbier
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
65 7 34 76 137 16
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23.3 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
11.1 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 16.7
Mash volume with grains 20.6
Grain absorption losses -6.2
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26.3 L) 24.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.7 L) 33.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 29.5 L) 29.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 29.8 L) 29.5
Total: 40.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation:
4 days at 40 deg C, 15 psi
Beer is a tad sweet increase by 5-10 IBUs. Maybe more.
Has a strange red apple flavour, never had that befpre from this fermentation method.

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  • Last Updated: 2025-11-26 21:39 UTC