View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Festbier

Name: Festbier
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 10 lb Barke Pilsner Malt; 4 lb Munich Type I; 2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

Like this recipe?

Save this Recipe →Free account · keep it in your recipe box

Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday August 21st 2026

Counter Weight Fest Bier

by Antmaniac

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

Festbier

by nfacciola

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 20

Festbier

by aochsner

OG: 1.062 FG: 1.015 ABV: 6.2% IBU: 21

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

17.6

SRM (morey):

5.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt10 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	71.4%
4 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I4 lb Munich Type I	38	6	28.6%
14 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops		Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	17.58	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.25 gal		Strike	163 °F	147 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - L02 Fest

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	71%	Flocculation:	Medium High
Optimum Temp:	46 - 56 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 127 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Strike water: 14 x 1.5 = 21 qts / pound 21 / 4 = 5.25
Strike water temp: 157 for rest of 147
Grain abs: 14 * .17 = 2.38 gallons
First run: 5.25 - 2.38 = 2.87
Sparge with: 7.1 - 2.87 = ~4.5 gallons

Last Updated and Sharing

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2026-08-21 17:18 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		17.58	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00