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Festbier

Name: Festbier
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 5.75 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner; 3.5 lb Munich; 1 oz Mount Hood Hops; 11.3398 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday August 25th 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:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

21.8

SRM (morey):

5.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner8 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	38	1.8	69.6%
3.50 lb	Munich3.5 lb Munich	37	6	30.4%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	90 min	16.97	71.4%
11.34 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh11.3398 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Leaf/Whole	3.75	Boil	90 min	4.82	28.6%
39.69 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.75 gal	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
2.79 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 59 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

120 40 min
146 40 min
160* 30 min
170 mash out

Mash 2.3 G of CaCl and Gypsum
Sparge 1.1 of CaCl and Gypsum

20.7 mL of 10% phosphoric acid.

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Last Updated: 2026-08-29 14:28 UTC

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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	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Mount Hood (Pellet)	16.97	71.4%
11.34 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Leaf/Whole)	4.82	28.6%
39.69 g / $ 0.00