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Feisty Festbier

Name: Feisty Festbier
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 114 oz Barke Pilsner Malt; 30 oz BEST Munich; 10 oz BEST Vienna; 6 oz Melanoidin; 1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Jody Hughes
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday June 23rd 2026

Fest

by Iliff Avenue Brewhouse

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.9% IBU: 23

Brumalt Festber

by Drew Beechum

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 21

Counter Weight Fest Bier

by Antmaniac

OG: 1.055 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.9% IBU: 21

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (alternate):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

24.4

SRM (morey):

5.5

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

53.46

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
114 oz	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt114 oz Barke Pilsner Malt	$ 2.99 / lb $ 21.30	37.03	1.75	71.3%
30 oz	Bestmalz - BEST Munich30 oz BEST Munich	$ 0.23 / oz $ 6.93	37	6.3	18.8%
10 oz	Bestmalz - BEST Vienna10 oz BEST Vienna	$ 0.23 / oz $ 2.30	37	3.8	6.3%
6 oz	Weyermann - Melanoidin6 oz Melanoidin	$ 3.69 / lb $ 1.38	34.5	27	3.8%
160 oz / $ 31.92

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 1.45 / oz $ 2.17	Pellet	4	Boil	60 min	20.34	50%
1.50 oz	Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 1.45 / oz $ 2.17	Pellet	4	Whirlpool	15 min	4.09	50%
3 oz / $ 4.34

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.75 gal	Strike	128 °F	122 °F	90 min
6 gal	Fly Sparge	175 °F	169 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Irish Moss	$ 23.37 / lb $ 0.15	Fining	Boil	15 min.
3 g	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.12 / g $ 0.36	Fining	Boil	10 min.
1 ml	White Labs - Ultra-Ferm WLN4100	$ 0.49 / ml $ 0.49	Fining	Mash	90 min.
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
2 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
3 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
6 g	Citric acid		Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
1.50 g	Citric acid		Water Agt	Sparge	30 min.
1 ml	ALDC	$ 0.85 / ml $ 0.85	Other	Primary	0 min.
3.60 ml	Biofine Clear	$ 2.99 / oz $ 0.36	Fining	Secondary	0 min.
$ 2.22

Yeast

White Labs - Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast WLP820

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 14.99 / each $ 14.99
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	52 - 58 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	53 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 424 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	5	5	60	75	100
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Notes

Set custom yeast attenuation for this because I am using Ultra-Ferm. Hoping for around 1.010 to keep it in style. Was worried that not using it would finish around 1.017, which is too high for style.

I’ve never had huge success with decoction mashes, added a small amount of Melanoidin, and I’m just doing a 3 step mash.
Dough In @ 122F for 15 minutes
Raise to 148F and hold for 30 minutes
Raise to 156F and hold for 30 minutes
Raise to 169F, vorlauf and being lautering

Using a strong 2 step starter at a good (1.5) pitch rate. I heard from white labs that all starter steps they do are always 48 hours each because it builds a thicker cell wall on the yeast, and they perform better.

Brewing for September 2026 local homebrew competition.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 1.45 / oz $ 4.33	24.43	100%
3 oz / $ 4.33

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