{"product_id":"festbier-recipe-kit-5-gallon-all-grain","title":"Meet Me At The Festzelt Festbier Recipe Kit - 5 Gallon All Grain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the Festbier we brewed live with JW from Asheville Brewers Supply this summer so it would be ready for Oktoberfest, packed as a 5 gallon all grain kit. It is a clone of Weyermann's \"Meet Me At The Festzelt\" recipe: Bohemian Pilsner as the base, a little Munich for bread crust, acid malt and Riverbend Great Chit to round it out, an ounce of Perle for bittering, and a whirlpool charge of Spalt Spalter for a soft, herbal German hop nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFestbier is what the big Munich breweries pour in the tents today. Think of a Helles with a little more strength: pale gold, clean, bready, and dry enough to drink by the liter. If you want the amber, maltier beer most Americans call Oktoberfest, look at our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/oktoberfest-recipe-kit-5-gallon-all-grain\"\u003eOktoberfest Marzen kit\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilled All-Grain Malt (10 lb 2 oz Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner, 9 oz Munich, 5 oz Acidulated Malt, 5 oz Riverbend Great Chit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSealed Hop Pellets (1 oz Perle, 3 oz Spalt Spalter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Packet of Dry Lager Yeast (Fermentis SafLager W-34\/70)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grain bill is 90% Bohemian Pilsner, which gives the beer a soft, bready malt flavor with more depth than a standard pils base. A small amount of Munich adds a touch of toast without pushing the color toward amber. Acidulated malt brings the mash pH down, and JW likes what it does to the flavor of a German lager: a light fruitiness you don't get without it. Great Chit is an undermodified malt that helps with body and head retention, so the beer holds a tall white collar. The Spalt Spalter goes in after the boil at 175°F, so it adds aroma (spicy, floral, a little citrus) without much bitterness. W-34\/70 is the workhorse German lager strain, and it stays clean even when you ferment warm under pressure the way we did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrew Style: Festbier\u003cbr\u003eBatch Size: 5 Gallons (19 L)\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Gravity: 1.056\u003cbr\u003eFinal Gravity: 1.010\u003cbr\u003eABV: 6.1%\u003cbr\u003eIBU: 28\u003cbr\u003eSRM: 4.5\u003cbr\u003eBoil Time: 60 Minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMash: Heat 7.2 gallons of water and mash the full grain bill for 60 minutes at 148°F. On brew day we ran a step mash instead (145°F, 154°F, 162°F, then a 172°F mashout), and either way works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoil: Bring the wort to a boil for 60 minutes. Add 1 oz Perle at the start of the boil and a Whirlfloc tablet with 10 minutes remaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhirlpool: At the end of the boil, cool the wort to 175°F. Add all of the Spalt Spalter and whirlpool for 15 minutes. Target 1.056 into the fermenter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFerment: Chill to the low 50s °F and pitch the W-34\/70. Ferment at 52°F for about 2 weeks, then raise to 60°F for a 3-day diacetyl rest. We fermented ours warm under pressure instead: pitched in a keg in the low 70s °F with a spunding valve holding a few PSI. Both ways work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarbonate: Cold crash and lager near freezing for 3 to 4 weeks, then carbonate to 2.5 volumes of CO₂. Brew it about 7 weeks before you want to drink it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping is included. Kits are packed and shipped by our friends at Asheville Brewers Supply.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clawhammer Supply","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102838632646,"sku":"Festbier5Gallon","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/6682\/files\/Festbier_kit_-_product_image_1x1_27c6d460-11e4-4809-ad51-024419073e69.jpg?v=1790792335","url":"https:\/\/www.clawhammersupply.com\/products\/festbier-recipe-kit-5-gallon-all-grain","provider":"Clawhammer Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}