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Screaming Weevil Schwarzbier

Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.01 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Source: Screaming Weevil
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.northgahomebrew.com/results/2025-results

Created: Monday September 30th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

20.0

SRM (morey):

23.1

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

21.22

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.75 lb	Weyermann - Pilsner3.75 lb Pilsner	$ 2.00 / lb $ 7.50	36	1.5	69.8%
1 lb	Belgian - CaraMunich1 lb CaraMunich	$ 2.05 / lb $ 2.05	33	50	18.6%
4 oz	German - Carafa II4 oz Carafa II - (late mash tun addition)	$ 1.95 / lb $ 0.49	32	425	4.7%
4 oz	Weyermann - Carafoam4 oz Carafoam	$ 1.95 / lb $ 0.49	34.5	2.2	4.7%
2 oz	German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt	$ 2.25 / lb $ 0.28	27	3.4	2.3%
86 oz / $ 10.81

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Tettnanger0.75 oz Tettnanger Hops	$ 2.55 / oz $ 1.91	Pellet	2	Boil	60 min	10.63	42.9%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 2.55 / oz $ 1.28	Pellet	2.3	Boil	45 min	7.48	28.6%
0.25 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 2.55 / oz $ 0.64	Pellet	2.3	Boil	10 min	1.48	14.3%
0.25 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 2.55 / oz $ 0.64	Pellet	2.3	Hop Stand at 175 °F	20 min	0.46	14.3%
1.75 oz / $ 4.46

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)	$ 2.55 / oz $ 1.91	10.63	42.9%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 2.55 / oz $ 2.55	9.42	57.2%
1.75 oz / $ 4.46

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal		Infusion	150 °F	148 °F	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	15 min.
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
0.25 tsp	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.95 / each $ 5.95
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	58 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 51 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 2.6 oz Temp: 70 °F CO₂ Level: 2.44 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Munich (Dark Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
68.3	5	79.2	102.6	69.5	166.3
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Notes

Third place in the Dark Lager category at the 2025 North Georgia Homebrew Competition.

Carafa II added during last 15 minutes of mash.

Mash out @170 for 15 minutes

Cool to 50 F and pitch yeast.
Raise to 58 F over the next two days.
Ferment until gravity stabilizes = 3 days of same reading.
Raise temp to 68 and do a Diacetyle rest for 2-3 days.
Lower temp to 32-36 at a rate of 4 degrees/12 hours and lager for a minimum of 2 weeks.

Another option is to immediately lower temp to 32-36 after DR. Some say a gradual cooling doesn’t stress the yeast, but I did not experience that.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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