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Wurzburger Festbier

Name: Wurzburger Festbier
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 6.5 lb Bohemian Pilsner Malt; 4.5 lb Vienna; 0.5 lb Munich Type I; 0.75 oz Perle Hops; 0.5 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops; 0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.63 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Robert Palmer
Calories: 203 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday August 18th 2026

Fest

by Iliff Avenue Brewhouse

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

Middle Earth Festbier

by mblairbeer

OG: 1.054 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 22

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.8%

IBU (tinseth):

27.5

SRM (morey):

5.5

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

23.89

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.50 lb	Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt6.5 lb Bohemian Pilsner Malt	$ 1.60 / lb $ 10.40	36.8	2.43	56.5%
4.50 lb	German - Vienna4.5 lb Vienna		37	4	39.1%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I0.5 lb Munich Type I		38	6	4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 10.40

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Perle0.75 oz Perle Hops	Pellet	8.2	Boil	60 min	21.52	42.9%
0.50 oz	LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH0.5 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops	Pellet	4.2	Boil	20 min	4.45	28.6%
0.50 oz	Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	5 min	1.57	28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.25 gal		Decoction	135 °F	122 °F	20 min
	Transfer 1/3,boil, return	Decoction	122 °F	140 °F	15 min
	Transfer 1/3,Boil, return	Decoction	140 °F	152 °F	15 min
	Boil 1/3 liquid, return	Decoction	152 °F	170 °F	15 min
5 gal		Fly Sparge	19 °F	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.46 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23

Amount:	1.50 Each	Cost:	$ 8.99 / each $ 13.49
Attenuation (avg):	82%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 111 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 50 g Temp: 74 °F CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
7	3	2	5	5	25
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Last Updated: 2026-08-18 14:30 UTC

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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	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Perle (Pellet)	21.52	42.9%
0.50 oz	LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH (Pellet)	4.45	28.6%
0.50 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)	1.57	28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00