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HEAD FIRST Octoberfest VI

9674 calories 973.2 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: HEAD FIRST BREWING
Calories: 9674 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 973.2 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Sunday March 5th 2017
1.055
1.013
5.5%
17.5
8.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 47.6%
10 lb German - Munich Light10 lb Munich Light 37 6 47.6%
1 lb German - CaraMunich I1 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 4.8%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz US Magnum0.75 oz US Magnum Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 60 min 17.48 24.2%
0.50 oz German Select0.5 oz German Select Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 0 min 16.1%
1.85 oz Laura's Goldings1.85 oz Laura's Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 0 min 59.7%
3.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 5 min.
4 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Octoberfest Lager Blend 2633
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 770 B cells required
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Priming
Method: kegged/co2       Amount: 2.5vol.@38deg. 9.1psi      
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Malty Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 18 2 2 10 148
Paradise Spring with PH dropped to 6 with Phosphoric acid before mashin
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal mash Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
7.2 gal batch sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.37 gal (49.47 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.37 gal (1.47 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 8.4 33.6  
Mash volume with grains 10.08 40.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.84 g | 27.4 qt) 6.48 25.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.37 g | 49.5 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14.88 59.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"HEAD FIRST Octoberfest VI" Oktoberfest/Märzen beer recipe by HEAD FIRST BREWING. All Grain, ABV 5.5%, IBU 17.48, SRM 7.97, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Light, CaraMunich I) Hops: (US Magnum, German Select, Laura's Goldings) Other: (Irish Moss, gypsum, yeast nutrient)
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