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Lily's Festbier

Name: Lily's Festbier
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 3.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 5 lb Barke Pilsner Malt; 1 lb Munich Type I; 1 lb Victory Malt; 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.086 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Jeff Simonds
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday October 28th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

20.8

SRM (morey):

8.3

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt5 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	71.4%
1 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I	38	6	14.3%
1 lb	Briess - Victory Malt1 lb Victory Malt	34.5	28	14.3%
7 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.8	Boil	30 min	16.52	50%
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.8	Boil	5 min	4.28	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5 gal		Strike	159 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.35 oz	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

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

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 63 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 29.22 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Simonds Farmstead

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
85	20	83	167	18	296
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Last Updated: 2026-10-28 15:47 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 %
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		20.8	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00