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Fest

Name: Fest
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 4.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 1 lb GoldSwaen Red; 8 lb Southern Select; 1.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops; 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.16 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: JasonT
Hop Utilization: 66%
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday June 28th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

6.3%

IBU (tinseth):

21.2

SRM (morey):

6.7

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
1 lb	The Swaen - GoldSwaen Red1 lb GoldSwaen Red	35	19	11.1%
8 lb	Riverbend Malt - Southern Select8 lb Southern Select	38	2.6	88.9%
9 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Artisan - Hersbrucker1.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops	Pellet	3.3	First Wort	90 min	17.56	60%
1 oz	Artisan - Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops	Pellet	3.3	Boil	10 min	3.61	40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7 gal			151 °F	151 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 tsp	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.25 tsp	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

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

Amount:	11.50 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 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^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Last Updated: 2026-06-28 03:16 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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2.50 oz	Artisan - Hersbrucker (Pellet)		21.17	100%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00