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Festbier

Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 270 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 300 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday October 16th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
50 kg	Avangard - Pale Ale Malt50 kg Pale Ale Malt	39	2	79.4%
6 kg	The Swaen - Swaen Vienna6 kg Swaen Vienna	36.8	4.5	9.5%
5 kg	The Swaen - Munich Light5 kg Munich Light	35.3	5.5	7.9%
2 kg	The Swaen - Goldswaen Hell2 kg Goldswaen Hell	0	9.9	3.2%
63 kg / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

50 kg

Avangard - Pale Ale Malt

79.4%

6 kg

The Swaen - Swaen Vienna

36.8

4.5

9.5%

5 kg

The Swaen - Munich Light

35.3

5.5

7.9%

2 kg

The Swaen - Goldswaen Hell

9.9

3.2%

63 kg / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
200 g	Hallertau Hersbrucker200 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops	Pellet	4.4	Boil	60 min	8.35	38.5%
120 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)	Pellet	6.7	Boil	40 min	6.69	23.1%
200 g	Saaz200 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	10 min	2.41	38.5%
520 g / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

200 g

Hallertau Hersbrucker

Pellet

4.4

Boil

60 min

8.35

38.5%

120 g

Hallertau Tradition (Germany)

Pellet

6.7

Boil

40 min

6.69

23.1%

200 g

Saaz

Pellet

3.5

Boil

10 min

2.41

38.5%

520 g / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
200 g	Hallertau Hersbrucker (Pellet)	8.35	38.5%
120 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	6.69	23.1%
200 g	Saaz (Pellet) 200 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	2.41	38.5%
520 g / $ 0.00

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Water	Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 278.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 232.9 L sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 271.53 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 3.82 L and adding 226.13 L sparge/top-off.	230
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg	230
Mash volume with grains	271.5
Grain absorption losses	-63
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 112.3 L)	134
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 278.3 L)	300
Boil off losses	-5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-2.6
Post boil Volume	270
Going into fermentor	270
Total:	363.9
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Liters

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 278.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 232.9 L sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 271.53 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 3.82 L and adding 226.13 L sparge/top-off.

230

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg

230

Mash volume with grains

271.5

Grain absorption losses

-63

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 112.3 L)

134

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.9

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 278.3 L)

300

Boil off losses

-5.7

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-2.6

Post boil Volume

270

Going into fermentor

270

Total:

363.9

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default