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BrewBlog: Oktoberfest

Specifics

Style:

Oktoberfest/Marzen — BJCP Style Information

Category:	European Amber Lager
Number:	03B

Smooth, clean, and rather rich, with a depth of malt character. This is one of the classic malty styles, with a maltiness that is often described as soft, complex, and elegant but never cloying.

Commercial Examples: Paulaner Oktoberfest, Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen, Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest, Hofbräu Oktoberfest, Victory Festbier, Great Lakes Oktoberfest, Spaten Oktoberfest, Capital Oktoberfest, Gordon Biersch Märzen, Goose Island Oktoberfest, Samuel Adams Oktoberfest.

Brewer:

Dustin Zastera

Brew Date:

January 31, 2010

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

8.8/17.3

Bitterness (Calc):

28.2 IBU (Tinseth)

Batch No:	67
OG:	1.059
Target OG:	1.061

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

4.00 pounds

Rahr Pilsen Malt

Color (L):	1-2 °L
Info/Use:	Light color, malty flavor. For pilsners, lagers.

33.3% of grist

8.00 pounds

German Light Munich Malt

Color (L):	5-6 °L
Info/Use:	For a malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

66.7% of grist

12.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	0.78 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 0.8 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	12 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.6 gallons
Total Water Needed:	9 gallons	6 gallons (runoff) + 2.6 gallons (grain absorbtion) + .5 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.1 gallons	9 gallons (total water) – 4 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

0.50 ounces

Chinook (Homegrown)

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	18 - 23%
Notes:	Grown in Redwing, MN. Analysis shows an alpha acid content of 22.3% and beta acid of 6.1%.
Typical Use:	Bittering

18% Leaf @ 60 minutes

9 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Total Hop Weight

9 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Yeast

Name:	Saflager West European Lager
Manufacturer:	Fermentis
Product ID:	S-23
Type:	Lager
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	73%
Alcohol Tolerance:	Medium
Temperature Range:	46–50°F
Amount:	500 ml

Equipment Profile

Red rectangular cooler

Batch Size:	5 gallons	Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0 gallons
Efficiency:	80%	Mash Tun Weight:	10 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10 gallons
Loss:	.5 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	.3 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Suitable for larger batches, up to 25 pounds of grain in a thick mash.

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