Aliens Exist Festbier

All Grain Recipe

Submitted By: DarthTexan (Shared)
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Brewer: John Black
Batch Size: 6.00 galStyle: Festbier ( 4B)
Boil Size: 8.02 galStyle Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: 4.9 SRMEquipment: ANVIL Foundry 18 (10 gal batch) size
Bitterness: 25.5 IBUsBoil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.057 (14.0° P)Mash Profile: Decoction Mash, Single
Est FG: 1.007 SG (1.9° P)Fermentation: Lager, Three Stage
ABV: 6.5%Taste Rating: 50.0

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
9.46 gal Distilled Water Water 1
6.00 ml Lactic Acid (Mash 60 min) Misc 2
3.60 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60 min) Misc 3
1.95 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60 min) Misc 4
0.84 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60 min) Misc 5
0.61 g Salt (Mash 60 min) Misc 6
7 lbs 8.00 oz Pilsner (Weyermann) (1.7 SRM) Grain 7
2 lbs 4.00 oz Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 8
2 lbs 4.00 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 9
0.94 g Calcium Chloride (Sparge 60 min) Misc 10
0.51 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Sparge 60 min) Misc 11
0.22 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Sparge 60 min) Misc 12
0.16 g Salt (Sparge 60 min) Misc 13
2.00 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [2.5%] - Boil 70 min Hops 14
0.13 oz Hallertau Magnum [14.0%] - Boil 70 min Hops 15
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) Misc 16
1.00 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.0%] - Boil 10 min Hops 17
3.00 tsp Yeast Energizer (Boil 10 min) Misc 18
3.0 pkgs Saflager Lager (DCL/Fermentis #W-34/70) Yeast 19

Taste Notes

Mittelfrueh hops were 2.5%AA instead of 4.0%, so I added a little magnum to get the IBU up.

Notes

Operation Fermentation 2/27/21: 1st Place 15 Irish Beer, Honorable Mention Best of Show, ProAm winner with Southern Star Brewing Co. to be released in June 2021 Central Arkansas Fermentors Competition 11/7/20: 2nd Place British/Scottish/Irish Beer, scored 44.7, advanced to Mini BOS table (1st place was my Irish Red Ale) Lunar Rendezbrew 5/15/21: 2nd Place Cat 15 (1st place was my Irish Red Ale)

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