Decemberfest Lager
Brewed: 12/13/2020 Kegged: 12/27/2020
2020.
 Around September, I thought I should brew an Oktoberfest lager. I never got around to it.
In October, I thought maybe a Novemberfest lager would be a good idea. I never got around to it.
In November, I thought maybe a Decemberfest lager would work. I never really got around to it until mid-December.
It probably won't be ready to drink before January, but I thought I could still call it Decemberfest as I was brewing it in December. And ... I might drink some of it before the end of the year.
Rather than the Marzen style, I went with more of a "Festbier". My first attempt at this style.
Batch #1 of this beer was my 6th batch that I brewed on my Anvil Foundry.
This is one of those beers that both the Brew Master and the Beer Model like.
It is a beautiful golden lager. Not too light. Not too heavy.
Not too malty. Not too hoppy.
Not too sweet. Not too bitter.
Just an awesome easy drinking lager. At 5.5% ABV, it isn't sessionable, but at the same time, it isn't a beer that will mess you up if you drink one or two.
Pretty much a beer-drinker's beer.
Awesome.

Decemberfest Lager --- Batch 1 |
Style |
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Festbier |
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Batch Size |
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6.00 gal |
Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.09 gal |
Brewhouse Efficiency |
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70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
Recipe Gravity |
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1.055 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.011 SG |
Recipe Bitterness |
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25.7 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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5.8 % |
BU : GU |
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0.464 |
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Recipe Color |
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6.5 SRM |
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Measured OG: |
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1.052 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.010 |
ADF: |
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81 |
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Measured ABV: |
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5.5% | Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
Volume |
8.05 gal |
Denver, Colorado |
Water |
1 |
- |
- |
6.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) |
Water Agent |
2 |
- |
- |
3.00 g |
Chalk (Mash) |
Water Agent |
3 |
- |
- |
2.00 g |
Calcium Chloride (Mash) |
Water Agent |
4 |
- |
- |
7 lbs |
Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
53.8 % |
0.55 gal |
5 lbs |
Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
38.5 % |
0.39 gal |
1 lbs |
Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) |
Grain |
7 |
7.7 % |
0.08 gal |
1.000 oz |
Magnum [11.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min |
Hop |
8 |
22.2 IBUs |
- |
1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) |
Fining |
9 |
- |
- |
1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) |
Other |
10 |
- |
- |
1.000 oz |
Hallertau [5.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
11 |
3.4 IBUs |
- |
1.0 pkg |
Saflager Lager (DCL/Fermentis #W-34/70) [50.28 ml] |
Yeast |
12 |
- |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
Saccharification |
Add 32.18 qt of water at 157.0 F |
150.0 F |
45 min |
Heat |
Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min |
156.0 F |
20 min | If steeping, remove grains,
and prepare to boil wort Recipe Notes Make 1.4 liter (6 cups)
yeast starter a day before brew day. Brewing salts in the mash water. This
should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith)
to Ca=135,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=161,Cl=55,HCO3=163 Brew as directed from
recipe. Cool wort to as close to 50 degrees as possible. Ferment in 50's
for about 5 days, let rise to high 60's for another week. Keg carbonate.
Brewing Record
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Pre-boil OG |
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(1.049 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(7.09 gal) |
Actual Mash Efficiency |
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Pitch Temp |
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Fermentation |
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Day 1: |
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