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Festbier

188 calories 18.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: inspired by https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/pickelhaube-festbier/
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 13th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt7 lb Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 62.2%
4 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt4 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 35.6%
4 oz German - Melanoidin4 oz Melanoidin 37 25 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 60 min 15.66 50%
0.50 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 10 min 1.7 25%
0.50 oz Spalt0.5 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 10 min 1.51 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
13.61 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 ml Brewers Clarex Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - German
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 141 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-
45 2 0 72 17 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
2.73 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.62 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.62 qt/lb 4.56 18.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.46 21.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.98 g | 15.9 qt) 3.4 13.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.88 g | 27.5 qt) 6.3 25.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5.6 22.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.6 g | 22.4 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Total: 7.96 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

https://community.grainfather.com/recipes/1293932

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