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7bbl festbier lager

Name: 7bbl festbier lager
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 225 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 385 lb Pilsner; 55 lb Munich Light; 15 lb Rice Hulls; 48 oz Saazer Hops; 32 oz Saazer Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 225 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 245.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 241 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday July 9th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (alternate):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

19.8

SRM (mosher):

6.0

Mash pH

6.0

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
385 lb	Avangard - Pilsner385 lb Pilsner	37.3	1.7	84.6%
55 lb	The Swaen - Munich Light55 lb Munich Light	35.3	5.5	12.1%
15 lb	Rice Hulls15 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	3.3%
455 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
48 oz	Barth-Haas - Saazer48 oz Saazer Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	60 min	17.48	60%
32 oz	Barth-Haas - Saazer32 oz Saazer Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	5 min	2.32	40%
80 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
174.94 gal	Strike	159 °F	150 °F	60 min
130 gal	Sparge	168 °F	164 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.45 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F

Yeast

White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830

Amount:	3 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	52 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4115 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.82 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Colonial Beach Brewing Water Summer 2021

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-07-17 11:48 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
80 oz	Barth-Haas - Saazer (Pellet)		19.8	100%
80 oz / $ 0.00