Festbier Recipe - Festbier for Paradiso Comp

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Festbier for Paradiso Comp

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All Grain
7.75 Gallon(s)
9.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
79%
Brewed Monday 5/22/23 Mashed in 15# VA Pils (Rude & Murphy) and 1/4# Victory Mash temp around 149 ~~> 147* over an hour or so Mashed with 5 gallons filtered water - only added 10ml Lactic Acid Single decoction of about half the mash for 15-20 mins Low volume on first run - only about 3 gallons Sparged about 6 gallons Added 6 more ml of Lactic Acid and 4g Calcium Chloride Pushed the temp up to 168ish Target mash pH is in the range of 5.2-5.3 (pH meter broken) OG 1053 - might add a touch of sugar to bump gravity and ensure full attenuation Second beer (sour) 1051 Pitched 1.25L of 34/70 slurry at 1130p at around 62* Got down to 48* or so overnight by 7a Trying to keep it around 48* for the first stage of fermentation Kept it around 50 until it slowed then bumped up to 53-54 Gravity (6/1 - ~10 days): 1.016-17 Need to get this down 5-6 points, at least Raising temp from 54 >> 58 Might add some sucrose if there's not more activity soon Adding 5oz of sucrose to give it a bump and re-activate yeast Bumps OG up to 1.056 >> hopefully gets down to 1012-13 Crashed after IPA o/a 6/14 Only got to lager for two weeks or so before kegging Kegged Thurs 6/29 to let settle and get carbed ahead of competition entry in early July FG 1.012

Fermentables

96% - Pilsner - US
15
34
2
Mash
3% - Table Sugar - Sucrose - US
0.45
46
0
Late
2% - Victory Malt - US
0.25
34
28
Mash

Hops

Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.5
15.8
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
20 min(s)
4.5
6.4
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
4.5
2.1

Yeast

Fermentis Saflager W-34/70
78%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (1)

GrovertronBrewing

Tasted on 10/28/2023 by GrovertronBrewing

Notes:

Really good but super light in color. Maybe add an SRM or two with Munich or Vienna.

Recipe Facts

Festbier for Paradiso Comp
Festbier
  • 7.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 9.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.056 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 24.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.44 BG:GU
  • 4.4° SRM Color
  • 79% Efficiency
  • 5.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 185 per 12oz Calories
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