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Oktoberfest

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 19, 2024

Specifics
Style: Oktoberfest/Marzen
Contributor: Dustin Zastera
Yield: 5 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 8.8/17.3
Bitterness (Calc): 0 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0
Calories: 202 (12 ounces)
ABV: 6.1%
ABW: 4.8%
OG: 1.061
OG (Plato): 14.98° P
FG: 1.015
FG (Plato): 3.82° P
Real Extract: 5.84° P
App. Atten.: 74.5%
Real Atten.: 61%
BJCP Style Info: Oktoberfest/Marzen
O.G.: 1.050 - 1.057
F.G.: 1.012 - 1.016
ABV: 4.8 - 5.7%
Bitterness: 20 - 28 IBUs
Color: 7 - 14 SRM
Info: 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.
General Information
Method: All Grain
Malts and Grains
4.00 pounds Rahr Pilsen Malt 33.3% of grist
8.00 pounds German Light Munich Malt 66.7% of grist
12.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Hops
0.50 ounces Chinook (Homegrown) 18% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: First Wort 		9 AAUs
0.50 ounces Total Hop Weight 9 AAUs
Oktoberfest
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Strike Water Amount: 4  
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Sparge Water Amount: 6.3  
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Pre-Boil Amount: 6.7  
Post-Boil Amount: 5  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.061 / 15° P  
     
     
     
     
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