Flagfest
Oktoberfest/Märzen • All Grain • 5 gal
An Octoberfest for Flagstaff
October 26, 2008 am 03:00am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 4 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- .7 lbs
Munich Malt
Munich Malt
Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles
- .5 lbs
American Caramel 20°L
American Caramel 20°L
Provides color, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.
- 5 lbs
Belgian Pale
Belgian Pale
Fully modified and is easily converted.
- 1.5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.7 AA% whole; boiled 40 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Liberty - 4.9 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Liberty
Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.
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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
Mashed at 154 for 60 minutes. Drained off 1.5 gallons of wort and batch sparged with 2 x 2 gallon sparges for a total of 5.5 gallons of wort. --------------------------- Boiled 45 minutes, chilled to ~60 F and pitched yeast. OG of 1.052 for ~5 gallons. --------------------------- Placed carboy in room at ~50 F, carboy had reached temperature in 12-18 hours. airlock lifted and bubbles every 1-2 minutes after ~36 hours in carboy. --------------------------- Transferred to secondary at 2 weeks, gravity 1.030. --------------------------- Checked gravity after 1 week in secondary, still bubbling 1-2/minute. gravity 1.021. Taste has slightly citrus overtone, very tasty so far, still tastes green. --------------------------- Bottled after 3 weeks in secondary at ~50F. Gravity ~1.015. Primed with 5oz dextrose and added more yeast. Beer was very clear, has a slightly citrus taste, and still a bit green, but very tasty already.Color is a yellow-red.
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: | 1.013 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 9.0 SRM | 7 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.0% ABV | 4.8% - 5.7% | |
| Bitterness: | 24.7 IBU | 20 - 28 |
