OktoberMcFest
Oktoberfest/Märzen • All Grain • 11 gal
Based on Jamil's.
October 14, 2008 pm 04:49pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 11 gal)
- 8 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 5 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 6.5 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- 1 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- 3 oz
Hallertau - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 2 oz
Hallertau - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 2 oz
Hallertau - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
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Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager
Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager
Used by many German breweries to produce rich, full-bodied, malty beers. Good choice for Bocks and Dopplebocks.
Notes
Brewed 10/15 with 1liter / 4 liter starter. Mash at 151. O.G. 1.063. Missed mash w/ 30 min at 148 and 30 min at 150. Airlock started in 22-30 hrs. Into secondary after 14 days at 1.020. Kegged after 6 weeks at 1.016 (11/28/08). Brewed 10/1/09. O.G. 1.054. Pitched at 46 degrees. Kegged 10/27/09 at 1.014
Style (BJCP)
Category: 3 - European Amber Lager
Subcategory: B - Oktoberfest/Märzen
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.050 - 1.057 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 10.7 SRM | 7 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.4% ABV | 4.8% - 5.7% | |
| Bitterness: | 25.6 IBU | 20 - 28 |
Discussion
Long wait
2009-02-25 10:12am
Tasted this one during lagering and it took a long time for some fruity (jolly rancher) flavors to dissipate. Finally, after 3 months lagering at 37 degrees, they are gone. Beer is quite good, malty, clear, creamy head, good body, and just a slight bitterness to balance the sweet.
Brewed 8/26/10
2010-08-27 1:35am
Brewed 5 gallon batch. Pitched at 50F. 1 minute O2 at 0.5 lpm. Repitched previous yeast in a 1.5 liter starter, active, but chilled in the fridge. O.G. 1.054. FG after 2 weeks at 55F, 1.014. Kegged after 2 weeks.
