Festbier Brew: The Modern Oktoberfest Beer (With Step Mash & No Chill)

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Because this is a German beer, I'm using the step mash method! German malts are typically a little less modified than US malts so I use Mecca Grade's Gateway Under-modified Pilsner for my base malt to stay true to the style to some degree. *Equipment, ingredients, and recipe link in description.* If you want my videos early / ad free + monthly happy hours + merch + bonus content join the Patreon! https://patreon.com/florabrewing For all things Flora Brewing: https://Instagram.com/Flora_Brewing https://FloraBrewing.com https://twitter.com/FloraBrewing https://Facebook.com/FloraBrewery **Sign up for my email list here: https://rebrand.ly/FloraBrewsletter Recipe Link: https://share.brewfather.app/NC8RQAEBSGx5h0 Equipment: Clawhammer Supply 120V Electric System: https://bit.ly/2ugBQKg Blichmann Riptide pump: https://bit.ly/3alWNnO Monster Mill: https://bit.ly/3aohPlJ Grain scale: https://bit.ly/2V0tOAO Hop scale: https://amzn.to/2GgRrzS Hudson sprayer for sanitizer: https://amzn.to/2RY1Fbw Refactometer: https://amzn.to/39Hd45A Brewfather App: https://bit.ly/38JXW7t Delta Fermenter: https://bit.ly/36Mlfiq Ingredients: Magnum Hops: https://bit.ly/2NsiQCd Saaz Hops:https://bit.ly/368K2N7 S-23 Yeast: https://bit.ly/2LZ9ZYt Mecca Grade Gateway Pilsner Malt: https://bit.ly/2Mgaf58 US Recipe Festbier 5.6% / 13.6 °P All Grain Grainfather G30 110V 72% efficiency Batch Volume: 5.5 gal Boil Time: 60 min Mash Water: 4.64 gal Sparge Water: 0.01 gal / 0.01 gal HLT water Top-Up Water: 2.98 gal Total Water: 7.63 gal Boil Volume: 6.53 gal Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.051 Vitals Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.012 IBU (Tinseth): 23 Color: 3.1 SRM Mash Temperature — 138 °F — 30 min Temperature — 156 °F — 30 min Temperature — 168 °F — 10 min Malts (11 lb 8 oz) 10 lb (87%) — Mecca Grade Estate Malt Gateway: Under-modified Barley Wind-Malt — Grain — 1.4 °L 1 lb 8 oz (13%) — Avangard Vienna Malt — Grain — 2.8 °L Hops (1 oz) 0.5 oz (20 IBU) — Magnum 12.5% — Boil — 60 min 0.5 oz (3 IBU) — Saaz 3.5% — Boil — 15 min Miscs 1.79 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash 1 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash 1.1 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash Yeast 2 pkg — Fermentis S-23 SafLager West European Lager 82% Fermentation Primary — 50 °F (14 day ramp) — 14 days Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol Water Profile Ca2+ 62 Mg2+ 13 Na+ 40 Cl- 60 SO42- 50 HCO3- 151 METRIC Festbier 5.6% / 13.6 °P All Grain Grainfather G30 110V 72% efficiency Batch Volume: 20.82 L Boil Time: 60 min Mash Water: 17.57 L Sparge Water: 0.04 L / 0.04 L HLT water Top-Up Water: 11.28 L Total Water: 28.89 L Boil Volume: 24.72 L Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.051 Vitals Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.012 IBU (Tinseth): 23 Color: 6.1 EBC Mash Temperature — 58.9 °C — 30 min Temperature — 68.9 °C — 30 min Temperature — 75.6 °C — 10 min Malts (5.216 kg) 4.536 kg (87%) — Mecca Grade Estate Malt Gateway: Under-modified Barley Wind-Malt — Grain — 2.4 EBC 680 g (13%) — Avangard Vienna Malt — Grain — 5.9 EBC Hops (28.3 g) 14.2 g (20 IBU) — Magnum 12.5% — Boil — 60 min 14.2 g (3 IBU) — Saaz 3.5% — Boil — 15 min Miscs 1.79 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash 1 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash 1.1 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash Yeast 2 pkg — Fermentis S-23 SafLager West European Lager 82% Fermentation Primary — 10 °C (14 day ramp) — 14 days Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol Water Profile Ca2+ 62 Mg2+ 13 Na+ 40 Cl- 60 SO42- 50 HCO3- 151 #Festbier #Oktoberfest #HowtoBrewBeer #BeerRecipe #FestbierRecipe #LearntoBrew #Homebrewing #Brewing #Beer #Homebrewing101 #Learntohomebrew