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Bert's Festbier

163 calories 13.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 55% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 5th 2016
1.050
1.008
5.6%
29.6
9.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row6 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 76.4%
1.30 lb Munich Dark 20L1.3 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 16.6%
0.25 lb The Swaen - Goldswaen Hell0.25 lb Goldswaen Hell 0 9.9 3.2%
0.20 lb German - Melanoidin0.2 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2.5%
0.10 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.1 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.3%
7.85 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz BSG - Hersbrucker2 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2 First Wort 60 min 29.62 100%
2 oz / $ 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:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.77 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.43 13.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.06 16.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.98 -3.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.37 g | 9.5 qt) 1.3 5.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.58 g | 18.3 qt) 3.5 14  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 4.73 18.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bert's Festbier" Festbier beer recipe by Niagara Tradition. All Grain, ABV 5.58%, IBU 29.62, SRM 9.5, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Munich Dark 20L, Goldswaen Hell, Melanoidin, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Hersbrucker)
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