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Oktoberfest/Märzen • Extract • 5 gal

Buck's Brew

October 25, 2001 pm 02:49pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 6.5 lbs Liquid Amber Extract

    Liquid Amber Extract

    Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.

  • 1 lbs Dry Light Extract

    Dry Light Extract

    White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.

  • 1.5 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 50 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • .5 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 0.5 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Notes

Oktoberfest time, but good drinking all year after about 2-3 months age.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 3 - European Amber Lager

Subcategory: B - Oktoberfest/Märzen

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.059 1.050 - 1.057
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.012 - 1.016
Color: 15.7 SRM 7 - 14
Alcohol: 5.8% ABV 4.8% - 5.7%
Bitterness: 29.3 IBU 20 - 28

Discussion

buck

faily close to desired except for darker color

2006-10-24 11:24am

Not the color desired so cut crystal 60L to .5# and it helped

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