Octoberfest Beer Recipe | All Grain Festbier by beernutzbob | Brewer's Friend
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Octoberfest

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 8th 2025
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OG: 1.059 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.9% IBU: 29

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Briess - Aromatic Munich Malt 20L1 lb Aromatic Munich Malt 20L 35.4 20 10%
5 lb Briess - Munich Lighthouse5 lb Munich Lighthouse 37 6 50%
1 lb Briess - Dark Munich Malt 30L1 lb Dark Munich Malt 30L 36 30 10%
2.50 lb American - Pilsner2.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 25%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 5%
10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger2 oz GR Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 60 min 23.6 66.7%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger1 oz GR Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 20 min 4.01 33.3%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 151 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.33 qt/lb
 
Yeast
BSI - 3470 German Lager
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
46 - 54 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Daphne, Alabama, USA 2020
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Notes

To be fermented in Corny keg with Spunding valve at 12 psi

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