View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

SommerFest Bier

Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20 gallons
Post Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike Machalaba
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday August 6th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

16.7

SRM (morey):

9.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
14.50 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt14.5 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	41.4%
14.50 lb	Bairds - Munich Malt14.5 lb Munich Malt	36.8	5	41.4%
3 lb	Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt3 lb Barke Munich Malt	37	8	8.6%
1.50 lb	Belgian - CaraMunich1.5 lb CaraMunich	33	50	4.3%
1.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	4.3%
35 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	8.29	40%
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	30 min	6.37	40%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	15 min	2.06	20%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		16.72	100%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
16 gal	Infusion	168 °F	148 °F	60 min
8 gal	Sparge	200 °F	170 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

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

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 295 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

42% German Pils
42% German Light Munich
8% German Dark Munich
4% Belgian Carapils
4% Caramel 40

Primary fermentation at 55F

Diacetyl rest at 65 for 3 days

Cold Crashed at 34F

Removed from yeast cake to secondary carboy to lager

Fined with gelatin in carboy, transferred to keg

Last Updated and Sharing

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2025-08-22 15:46 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!