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OctoberFester

145 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Great Fermentations
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 20th 2015
1.044
1.012
4.1%
26.3
21.8
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
8 lb American - Munich - 60L8 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 40%
1 lb Finland - Melanoid Malt1 lb Melanoid Malt 35 27 5%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Domestic Hallertau2 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 15.53 50%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 10.71 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Irish Moss Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 160 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Moderate Mash 150-152 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
8 gal Secondary Mash Infusion -- 155 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 9 36  
Mash volume with grains 10.6 42.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.4 g | 25.6 qt) 7.75 31  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.75 67
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"OctoberFester" Oktoberfest/Märzen beer recipe by Great Fermentations. All Grain, ABV 4.13%, IBU 26.25, SRM 21.78, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich - 60L, Melanoid Malt, Biscuit) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau, Saaz) Other: (Irish Moss)
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