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Oktoberfest/Märzen • All Grain • 5 gal

gearjunkie

An Octoberfest for Flagstaff

October 26, 2008 am 03:00am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 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.

  • 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

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