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Bell James Festbeir

446 calories 54.1 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 62.45 liters
Post Boil Size: 52.8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 446 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 54.1 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Tuesday March 31st 2026
1.063
1.021
5.6%
19.1
6.7
5.3
46.02
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt9 kg Pale Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 27.00 		37 2 65.5%
2.90 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt2.9 kg Vienna Malt $ 3.42 / kg
$ 9.92 		37 3.5 21.1%
1.25 kg Barrett Burston - Munich Malt1.25 kg Munich Malt 35 7.7 9.1%
0.60 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin0.6 kg Melanoidin 34.5 27 4.4%
13.75 kg / $ 36.92
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
90 g Hallertau Mittelfruh90 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 6.30 		Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 16.48 69.2%
40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 2.80 		Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 2.66 30.8%
130 g / $ 9.10
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
47.75 L Step 1 Temperature 63 °C 63 °C 30 min
Step 2 Sparge 70 °C 70 °C 40 min
Mashout Temperature 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
32.7 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
11.01 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.43 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
9 - 13 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1351 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.97 bar       Temp: 4 °C       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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"Bell James Festbeir" Festbier beer recipe by NattyJ. All Grain, ABV 5.57%, IBU 19.13, SRM 6.74, Fermentables: ( Pale Malt, Vienna Malt, Munich Malt, Melanoidin) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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Cost $ Cost %
Fermentables $
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only)		 $
Hops $
Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
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