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Cocktoberfest

240 calories 21.5 g 440 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.05 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 240 calories (Per 440ml)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 440ml)
Created: Wednesday October 8th 2025
1.059
1.011
6.4%
25.8
10.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt5 kg Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 80.6%
1 kg German - CaraMunich I1 kg CaraMunich I 34 39 16.1%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Carahell0.1 kg Carahell 34 10 1.6%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin0.1 kg Melanoidin 34.5 27 1.6%
6.20 kg / kr 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Mash 0 min 3.5 33.3%
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 17.54 33.3%
25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 3.41 16.7%
25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Whirlpool at 95 °C 0 min 1.35 16.7%
150 g / kr 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23.31 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
11.1 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
25 - 40 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 127 B cells required
kr 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Festbier
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
65 7 34 76 137 16
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Cocktoberfest" Festbier beer recipe by MaximumBeer. All Grain, ABV 6.44%, IBU 25.8, SRM 10.49, Fermentables: (Barke Pilsner Malt, CaraMunich I, Carahell, Melanoidin) Hops: (Saaz, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-10-09 07:48 UTC
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