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Oktoberfest

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.11 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 9th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt9 lb Pilsner Malt $ 2.32 / lb
$ 20.88 		37 1.9 74.2%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I2 lb Munich Type I 38 6 16.5%
6 oz Weyermann - Caramunich Type 16 oz Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 3.1%
6 oz Dingemans - Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 6 oz Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 34 20 3.1%
6 oz Weyermann - Abbey Malt6 oz Abbey Malt 36.8 17 3.1%
194 oz / $ 20.88
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 24.35 66.7%
1 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops $ 1.70 / oz
$ 1.70 		Pellet 3.5 Boil at 212 °F 1 min 0.49 33.3%
3 oz / $ 1.70
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets $ 0.08 / each
$ 0.08 		Fining Boil 15 min.
0.25 tsp Clearzyme $ 22.99 / oz
$ 0.96 		Fining Primary 0 min.
1 tsp Gelatin Fining Secondary 0 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
$ 1.04
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
56 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 454 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.92 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
1 1 3 3 1 28
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.14 gal Beta-amalyse Rest Strike 160 °F 140 °F 30 min
Alpha-amalyse Rest Temperature 140 °F 158 °F 30 min
Mash-out Sparge 158 °F 170 °F 10 min
2.05 gal Sparge Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.55 18.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.52 22.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.52 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.83 g | 19.3 qt) 4.33 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.5 qt) 7.11 28.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.25 25  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.25 g | 25 qt) 6 24  
Total: 8.88 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Oktoberfest" Festbier beer recipe by Brewer #466883. All Grain, ABV 5.38%, IBU 24.84, SRM 6.91, Fermentables: ( Pilsner Malt, Munich Type I, Caramunich Type 1, Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) , Abbey Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Saaz (Czech)) Other: (Campden Tablets, Clearzyme, Gelatin, Yeast Nutrient)
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