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Maerzenbier 5

Maerzenbier 5

Oktoberfest/Märzen • All Grain • 22 L

Raydownunder

Will be brewing this beer after 4 other tries at this style. I think I finally have it right. Let me know if you try it.

January 22, 2003 pm 11:08pm

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Ingredients (All Grain22 L)

  • 2 kg German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • 1 kg German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 1 kg German Wheat Malt Dark

    German Wheat Malt Dark

    Dark malted wheat base for use in dark wheat styles such as Dunkleweizen.

  • .5 kg Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

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

  • .25 kg Melanoidin Malt

    Melanoidin Malt

    Red Ales

  • .1 kg Acidulated Malt

    Acidulated Malt

    High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.

  • 15 g Tettnanger - 5.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 15 g Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 8 g Tettnanger - 5.7 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 10 g Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 25 g Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • White Labs WLP820 Octoberfest/Märzen Lager

    White Labs WLP820 Octoberfest/Märzen Lager

    This yeast produces a very malty, bock like style. It does not finish as dry as WLP830. This yeast is much slower in the first generation than WLP830, so we encourage a larger starter to be used the first generation or schedule a longer lagering time.

Notes

Decoction Mash details 1. Crush grains and add to 15 L of 58C water. 2. Mash at 54C for 15 min 3. Remove 40% of the mash for the first decoction 4. Raise decoction temperature to72C hold for 15 minutes 5. Raise decoction to a boil and boil for 20 minutes 6. Add the decoction back to the mash to achieve a temperature of 64C.hold for 20min 7. Remove 40% of the mash for the second decoction. 8. Bring to boil, and let boil 20 min 9. Return decoction to mash, yielding a temperature of 73C hold for 20 minutes 10. Sparge with 77C water First wort hopping for flavoring hops Ferment at 10C for 7 days. Then do a diacetyl rest at 20C for 3 days. Rack to secondry fermenter and lager for 4 weeks at 2C bottle or Keg.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 3 - European Amber Lager

Subcategory: B - Oktoberfest/Märzen

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.051 1.050 - 1.057
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.012 - 1.016
Color: 13.2 SRM 7 - 14
Alcohol: 5.1% ABV 4.8% - 5.7%
Bitterness: 20.5 IBU 20 - 28

Discussion

fatso the wombat

questions!

2003-09-06 12:19pm

looks the goods ray!will do this soon for a feb club comp here in melbourne.Hoefner or weyermann malt!,is deconation esentail for your recipe!,considering working the water profile!(the vicbrew 2002 programme has a mountian of information,including basic water ajustment from Melbourne to regions of England,Scotland and Germany

Raydownunder

Hi

2003-09-21 2:51pm

The beer is great. You need to give it some matutity say 3 months for all flavours to come through. With the current well modified german malt a single infusion at 68C. Cheers Ray Mills

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