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Spotted Tongue 2024 Marzen Madness

Spotted Tongue 2024 Marzen Madness

Märzen • All Grain • 5.5 gal

Old Man Stan

Comparing Diamond Lager yeast to 34/70.

March 11, 2024  08:44pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 6 lbs Pilsner Malt;Weyermann®

    Pilsner Malt;Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers

  • 4 lbs Munich TYPE I;Weyermann®

    Munich TYPE I;Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Imparts strongly malty notes to finished beer. Intended mainly for dark ales and lagers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Bockbier, Dunkel Ales: Dark, Stout

  • 3 lbs Vienna Malt;Weyermann®

    Vienna Malt;Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Imparts malty notes to finished beer. Intended for ales and lagers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Mai-Bock, Lager ; Ales: Dark, Stout.

  • 1 lbs Weyermann CaraMunich® II;Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® II;Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • .5 oz Magnum -12.6 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min

    Magnum

    A West Coast hop with high Alpha Acid. Excellent bittering hop.

  • .5 oz Magnum -12.6 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Magnum

    A West Coast hop with high Alpha Acid. Excellent bittering hop.

  • DanstarDiamond Lager

    DanstarDiamond Lager

    The Diamond yeast strain originated in Germany and is being used by commercial breweries around the world for production of beer in a wide variety of brewery sizes and environments. Diamond yeast has been produced using advanced techniques developed by Lallemand to maintain the highest standards in fermentation and flavor production. Every phase of production is controlled and tested to assure absolute consistency from batch to batch, giving you the best results possible every time. Diamond lager yeast is available in 500 gram vacuum-sealed packages. Bulk volumes are available for commercial use on request.

Notes

Thanks to Jamil for the basic recipe from "Brewing Classic Styles." Out of Hallertau, but this style is not hop-forward, and Magnum is clean. Comparing Diamond Lager to 34/70. Will ferment at 55. Brewed on 3/29/24.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 -Amber Malty European Lager

Subcategory: A -Märzen

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.056 1.054 -1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.010 -1.014
Color: 13.2 SRM 8 -17
Alcohol: 5.9% ABV 5.6% -6.3%
Bitterness: 25.8 IBU 18 -24

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