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Oktoberfest Lager

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: Northern Brewer
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 5th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.66 lb Munich Dark 20L11.66 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 47.6%
10 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt10 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 40.8%
1.16 lb German - CaraMunich III1.16 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 4.7%
1.16 lb German - CaraMunich II1.16 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 4.7%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2%
24.48 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.85 oz Magnum0.85 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.4 Boil 60 min 15.13 39.4%
1.31 oz German Traditional 1.31 oz German Traditional Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 20 min 6.49 60.6%
2.16 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.29 tsp DAP Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Octoberfest Lager Blend 2633
Amount:
3.90 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
87 5 0 110 80 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.2 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 7.96 31.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.16 g | 12.7 qt) 9.91 39.7  
Grain absorption losses -3.06 -12.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.94 g | 19.7 qt) 11.35 45.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.58 g | 38.3 qt) 16 64  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 7.25 29  
Top off amount 6.75 27  
Going into fermentor 14 56  
Total: 19.31 77.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

German Traditional for the hops. Brewer's friend didn't have that as an option. 1/6/16

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