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7bbl schwartzbier

Name: 7bbl schwartzbier
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 215 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 275 lb Pilsner; 55 lb Munich Dark; 20 lb BlackSwaen Chocolate B; 20 lb Rice Hulls; 48 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 32 oz German Tettnang Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 215 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 235.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 231 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday September 24th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (rager):

21.8

SRM (morey):

17.7

Mash pH

5.9

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
275 lb	Avangard - Pilsner275 lb Pilsner	37.3	1.7	74.3%
55 lb	Avangard - Munich Dark55 lb Munich Dark	37.1	12	14.9%
20 lb	The Swaen - BlackSwaen Chocolate B20 lb BlackSwaen Chocolate B	34.5	338	5.4%
20 lb	Rice Hulls20 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	5.4%
370 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
48 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh48 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	19.33	60%
32 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang32 oz German Tettnang Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	5 min	2.51	40%
80 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
148.75 gal	Strike	162 °F	154 °F	60 min
135 gal	Batch Sparge	168 °F	164 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 71 °F

Yeast

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

Amount:	1,000 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3257 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.2 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.4 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: 2026-08-14 19:13 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	IBU	Bill %
48 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	19.33	60%
32 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang (Pellet)	2.51	40%
80 oz / $ 0.00