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OktoberMcFest

OktoberMcFest

Oktoberfest/Märzen • All Grain • 11 gal

dmccrackin

Based on Jamil's.

October 14, 2008 pm 04:49pm

4.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (All Grain11 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.

  • 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

dmccrackin

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.

dmccrackin

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.

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