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Monument Locktoberbrau 2008

Monument Locktoberbrau 2008

Oktoberfest/Märzen • All Grain • 20 L

Monument BC

This beer won a bronze medal in the West Australian home brew comp. It was also well received in the back yard.

December 21, 2008 pm 06:22pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain20 L)

  • 5 kg Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • .5 kg British Crystal 55°L

    British Crystal 55°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

  • 0.12 kg Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 34 g Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • Fermentis S-189 Saflager S-189

    Fermentis S-189 Saflager S-189

    Originating from the Hurlimann brewery in Switzerland, this very popular strain is used by a large number of commercial breweries. Selected for its fairly neutral flavour development, this yeast is recommended for a wide range of lager and pilsen beers. Sedimentation: high. Final gravity: medium. Pitching instructions: Re-hydrate the dry yeast into yeast cream in a stirred vessel prior to pitching. Sprinkle the dry yeast in 10 times its own weight of sterile water or wort at 23C ± 3C. Once the expected weight of dry yeast is reconstituted into cream by this method (this takes about 15 to 30 minutes), maintain a gentle stirring for another 30 minutes. Then pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel. Alternatively, pitch dry yeast directly in the fermentation vessel providing the temperature of the wort is above 20C. Progressively sprinkle the dry yeast into the wort ensuring the yeast covers all the surface of wort available in order to avoid clumps. Leave for 30 minutes and then mix the wort e.g. using aeration.

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: 17.3 SRM 7 - 14
Alcohol: 5.4% ABV 4.8% - 5.7%
Bitterness: 25.3 IBU 20 - 28

Discussion

Monument BC

Award winning but could be better.

2009-01-21 9:28pm

This is a really malty example of the style - I wanted to see what an all Munich grain bill would do. Having done so I will be using Vienna malt in 2009's attempt. The judges liked it more than me.

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