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Oktoberfestbier 2025

41 calories 3.8 g 100 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (ending kettle)
Source: CB&B Magazine
Calories: 41 calories (Per 100ml)
Carbs: 3.8 g (Per 100ml)
URL: https://beerandbrewing.com/recipe-counter-weight-fest-bier/
Created: Thursday August 7th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4,000 g Muntons - Lager Malt4000 g Lager Malt 37 2 72.7%
1,150 g Weyermann - Vienna Malt1150 g Vienna Malt 37 3.5 20.9%
350 g Munich - Light 10L350 g Munich - Light 10L 33 10 6.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Warrior12 g Warrior Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 19.77 37.5%
20 g Saphir20 g Saphir Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 30 min 6.25 62.5%
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Basemalt Infusion -- 66 °C 60 min
13.5 L Skylling Sparge -- 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
7.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
13 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 420 B cells required
kr 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
NRV/NRA Rælingen
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Following the golden path of modern Festbier, this homebrew-scale recipe is closely based on Counter Weight’s GABF gold medal winner.



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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-09 16:00 UTC
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