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Maibock

Name: Maibock
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 10.75 lb Premium Pilsner; 4.5 lb Munich Type I; 0.5 lb Extra Special Malt; 0.25 lb Barke Vienna; 0.25 lb Carahell; 2.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Maibock/Helles Bock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Boxcar Brewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday October 12th 2026

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by Smythbk

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.0% IBU: 30

Original Gravity:

1.067

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

7.4%

IBU (tinseth):

32.7

SRM (mosher):

10.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10.75 lb	Rahr - Premium Pilsner10.75 lb Premium Pilsner	36.8	1.75	66.2%
4.50 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I4.5 lb Munich Type I	38	6	27.7%
0.50 lb	Briess - Extra Special Malt0.5 lb Extra Special Malt	33.5	130	3.1%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Barke Vienna0.25 lb Barke Vienna	36	3.4	1.5%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Carahell0.25 lb Carahell	34	10	1.5%
16.25 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh2.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	26.29	71.4%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	20 min	6.37	28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.5 gal	Strike	153 °F	153 °F	60 min
4.5 gal	Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Fining	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Sparge	30 min.
1.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	30 min.

Yeast

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

Amount:	6 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 130 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.16 psi Temp: 33 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
45	2.5	19	55	50	0
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Notes

Ferment at 50 for 7 days

Raise to 60 for 3 days

Transfer on day 10

Lager at 33 for 6 weeks

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Last Updated: 2026-10-13 03:42 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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		32.66	100%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00