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Märzen

Name: Märzen
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 20 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 2 kg Barke Pilsner Malt; 2 kg Munich Type I; 0.5 kg Vienna Malt; 0.3 kg Carapils; 30 g Tettnanger Hops; 10 g Tettnanger Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Source: Ciaran Murray
Calories: 188 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday May 2nd 2022

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.8%

IBU (tinseth):

19.9

SRM (morey):

5.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2 kg	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt2 kg Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	41.7%
2 kg	Weyermann - Munich Type I2 kg Munich Type I	38	6	41.7%
0.50 kg	Weyermann - Vienna Malt0.5 kg Vienna Malt	37	3.5	10.4%
0.30 kg	Weyermann - Carapils0.3 kg Carapils	34.5	2.1	6.3%
4.80 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Tettnanger30 g Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.3	Boil	90 min	17.19	75%
10 g	Tettnanger10 g Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.3	Boil	15 min	2.66	25%
40 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
16.8 L		Strike	73 °C	67 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.37 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	22 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	9 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	12 °C	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 456 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.98 bar Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
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Notes

09.20 Mash in at 65C. Heating and pump off
5 mins, started recirculation. Use Pump 50%!
15 mins, temp 59C. Heating on - target 65C

20L to fermentation
Fridge (INKBIRD) set at 12C.
13/7 23.00 Pitched 2 packets of yeast with wort at 14C
18/7 23.00 (5 days) increased temp from 12C to 15C
30/7 (17 days) began reducing fridge temp ca. 1C per 12 hrs
4/8 10.00 (21.5 days) setpoint to 1C

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Last Updated: 2026-08-06 10:51 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
40 g	Tettnanger (Pellet) 40 g Tettnanger (Pellet) Hops		19.85	100%
40 g / $ 0.00